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dansemacabre95000's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Cannibalism and Body horror
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The body horror in this was extremely disturbing and I would proceed with caution while reading. We ended up reading 5 chapters/week, which was good because I needed that space to process each section.
Overall, another 5⭐️ winner from Junji Ito. I thought there was an interesting combination of cosmic horror and socio-political commentary. And each chapter packed a punch! I will not be the same after reading this one—the spirals will haunt me.
Graphic: Confinement, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Classism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Suicide, Blood, Gore, Bullying, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Murder, Cannibalism, Self harm, and Death of parent
chellyfishing's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Medical trauma, Child death, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, and Body horror
Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Cannibalism
hue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
No, but honestly, Junji Ito is one incredible mastermind. Can't describe it in any other way than Uzumaki is a masterpiece. I will be thinking about this ages upon ages.
I am sometimes worried of the Author's well being though. His imagination is something completely perplexing I wonder if he's doing okay.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Child death, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death, Gore, Murder, and Stalking
le_lobey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I really enjoy the format of episodic short horror fiction set in a consistent world. A rotating cast of characters let's you show how terror/hauntings manifests in different ways without having to keep a protagonist around to see the end. It can be more horrifying, the characters more helpless. And you can slowly introduce elements that connect events which build a sense of overwhelming odds in the reader. The best of the stories in Uzumaki did that.
Other elements successfully evoked profound discomfort.
Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
Moderate: Death of parent and Medical content
sofiadanielle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Side note: me personally, I would’ve left that town two chapters in.
Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Body horror, Pregnancy, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
liksie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Body horror, Cannibalism, Bullying, Genocide, Misogyny, Self harm, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder
m4rtt4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gore, Death, Body horror, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, and Violence
tiffany_lishan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Cannibalism
ggallinot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Cosmic horror, Lovecraftian vibes for sure. It sorta reminded me of that movie “23” but with spirals.
I liked the episodic feel to it and I liked that, even with a lot of individual stories, there was a through line and callbacks that led to a larger, cohesive story and ending. That being said, surprised our main characters didn’t get the heck out of dodge much, MUCH sooner when it was still possible (which I think it was at one point as it’s mentioned many people have left the town).
The ending is definitely a bit of a downer.
Graphic: Body horror and Cannibalism