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gatogato'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Gore, Murder, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Body horror, Violence, Cursing, Car accident, Child death, Grief, Medical content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Stalking, and Torture
nuorivegaani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Death
sandramarinis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Confinement, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Grief, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders
mancthulhu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror
Moderate: Death of parent, Cannibalism, and Violence
Minor: Stalking
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
paloverdepages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I think "The Scar" is my favorite chapter. "Medusa" is high up there as well. Each successive chapter builds on things mentioned before. Details from earlier in the story come back into play in later chapters; it's fun to notice because you're rewarded for paying attention, and I appreciate how it really feels like you learn the information organically.
Sometimes you just have to laugh as more and more absurd things keep happening, there are definitely some funny panels, but please mind the warnings! This is definitely horror and you see it all, really really not for the faint of heart!
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Body horror
Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Medical content, Violence, Car accident, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia
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
momo4130'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Terminal illness, Bullying, Child death, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Self harm, and Car accident
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