Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Dissolving Classroom by 伊藤潤二, Junji Ito

21 reviews

b_bari's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death of parent, Cannibalism, and Death

nicolibby's review

dark fast-paced

3.75

objectively mid but a fun time
the "my brother is connected to the devil through electromagnetic waves" got repetitive after 3 times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Death of parent

joyful_patatas's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I've only recently gotten into Junji Ito's work with Dissolving Classroom being a quick read and it definitely made me feel a lot of discomfort as J-horror is known to be. Although, some of the scenes I found to be quite humorous, it does stand well with horrifying detailed dissolving bodies. 

Dissolving beauty was the chapter that really did give me the hebbie-jeebies and the last chapter's twist made it shocking at first, but once you look back and think about it, it makes sense. Of course, from how short and abstract it is, there are a lot of unanswered questions, but the author knows this and even end the book saying it is up to the reader's imagination.

I personally wished the story was longer since I am someone who enjoys having everything in detail, but this is still a solid story nonetheless and definitely recommend it if you want a quick read of J-horror manga genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Body horror, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Stalking, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

ninahuynh's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The last 2 stories were not it. 
It got annoying after awhile with all the apologizing, but with reading the ending remarks, the repetition makes more sense. I like how even though each chapter is a story within itself, they are still connected by Yuuma and Chizumi and their disturbing nature.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Torture, Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Stalking

flowingleaves's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, and Medical content

doomluz's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, Gore, Body horror, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, and Child abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

nekko's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A 4.75 because it was truly disgusting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Death

shereadytoread's review against another edition

dark

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death of parent

annaneverlands's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

this was... very different. i really liked the story telling and the art, now i can't wait to pick up more of his works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder, and Gore

filipa_maia's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is my first time reading a Junji Ito's book and I really liked it.

I love horror books and the weirdness of these drawings alongside the very twisted plot are really dark and macabre. The fact that we never figure out who is the, actually, the "bad sibling" is my favorite part of the entire book.

I have several of his books in my shelves and I can't wait to read them all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Bullying, and Murder