Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror by Junji Ito

62 reviews

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Violence

effys's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

I read this book in pretty much one sitting and it was absolutely wild. I looked into body horror books after loving a few other body horrors and this book kept coming up and it was incredible. This book is disturbing and gruesome and definitely not for the faint of heart but I loved ever second of it and didn’t want to put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Pregnancy, and Murder

qi_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.75

spiraled out of control, spiraled into madness, as this developed it was only a downward spiral and other spiral jokes that i need to get out of my system

i love a wholesome sibling relationship even if

it ends with the brother becoming a snail which was probably the most devastating part of this story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Violence, Self harm, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

house_of_hannah's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

This collection consists of twenty chapters all centered around the same town, Kurouzu-cho, and the same two main character's, Shuichi & Kirie. Some of the chapters lead into each other, while others are more episodic. Nonetheless they are all about what seems to be a spiral curse. 

Immediately you can see how detailed and well done the art is. It can go from something beautiful to something twisted in the span of a panel. Ito is known for his body horror, so expect nothing less here, as that is a main component of the story. 

Unfortunately, the characters themselves feel quite bland. They never really develop a personality. I wanted to feel invested in them and their fates at least a little, but just never really could. 

The art is ultimately what shines here, as the story is just ok. The spirals are interesting, and how they are incorporated into the art is mesmerizing. We never really get an explanation for what's going on though, but I think the ending is fitting. Considering all of this, it was just an average read for me in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Cannibalism, and Car accident

Moderate: Pregnancy and Bullying

cynicinephile's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Medical content

aoifemarie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

naomidanae's review against another edition

dark sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

ceecee9093's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Animal death and Cannibalism

lj_parkinson's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Gore, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, Vomit, and Violence

itgator's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence