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Il Mostro - Frankenstein e Altre Storie by Junji Ito

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readerette'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? No

3.5

I don't know if it's a result of the translation, but some of the stories have really stilted dialogue that distracts from their creepiness. The Frankenstein adaptation is the best of the lot; suitably chilling (and not overly gory, but there are depictions of body parts and violence).

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anime917's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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toffishay's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

A weaker retelling, I would recommend reading the original Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. But the artwork is amazing as is always the case with Junji Ito, so if you go into it for that, I don't think that you will be disappointed.

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bronz_dan's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved the art style and the quick pacing of all of the stories, horror is better in small doses, usually.

I especially like how the Oshikiri stories are connected but not, all at the same time. I don't like his incel vibes in the earlier versions though

The dog story is great as well.

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novelyon's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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lilybear3's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

3.5

The first half is the story of Frankenstein and the rest is a collection of stories. Art is a 10/10 as always, he is a master at horror.

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remainsofabook's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-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 Junji Ito. I had high expectations since his works are always highly praised. The artwork for Frankenstein is really beautiful and detailed but the story was underwhelming. On the contrary, the artworks for the side stories are less impressive but the stories themselves were very enjoyable and I really liked it.

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