Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror by Junji Ito

122 reviews

sarahweyand's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.75

Behold, the first book I've ever read that has made me physically afraid to turn a page. The first book to make me go "EUGH!" out loud and have to put down the book for a minute. Some panels have certainly be burned into my mind forever.

Thank god these panels are done in black and white, although it might be scarier that way. Each page and each panel are so detailed and intentionally placed and drawn, consuming this book was to take in a work of art. Each chapter was unique and horrifying, and the thread that connected them all equally well done. 

I don't know what could have made this book five stars, but after I was done I was left feeling tired and kind of icky, like it could have been the beginning of a reading slump if I didn't already have another book I was currently reading. I'm excited and also dreading reading more by Junji Ito.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cannibalism, Gore, Violence, and Body horror

sauriansouls's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Body horror

Moderate: Medical trauma and Mental illness

meltates's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Impossible to put down. With the images and the mysterious story, this reads more like a movie, similar to Parasite or The Ring. There isn’t a happy ending here, but I’m so inclined to re-read it (kind of like how you would rewatch a movie) because there’s so much detail, it definitely takes more than one read to absorb it all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Cannibalism

lucasgillon's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

As good as people say it is. Fantastic conclusion 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Cannibalism

jaedia's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

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

3.0

This was weird. And it successfully made me uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Medical content

hollystopreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Violence, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

yiululu's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Car accident, Child death, and Stalking

zone_a3's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Confinement, Murder, Gore, Self harm, Death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

kkalicky94's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Gore

valeskan's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.25

the art is genuinely terrifying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Cannibalism and Death