Reviews

Strangers by Taichi Yamada

fayeleyyy's review

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

themeanfrench's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, and Mental illness

georgia59's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Loved this!  Japanese fiction.  A ghost story.  My reading catnip.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Suicide, Body horror, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident and Sexual content

kebmonty's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

mselemir's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

ronanprsh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

Talvez seja 4.5 ⭐

Peguei esse livro por conta da adaptação e me surpreendi bastante com essa leitura, não sabia nada sobre o enredo, mas foi um livro que eu gostei bastante de ler, fiquei muito envolvido com a história e foi muito interessante ver algumas questões culturais. 
Fiquei curioso pra ler mais ler mais livros desse autor...

kikki_heart's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.25

spikespiegel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

abbie_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

3.25

Apparently this book inspired a recent queer movie which I may have to check out, as I really enjoyed the concept. The fact the book is told from the POV of a straight man did get in the way of my enjoyment somewhat, as there are frequent unnecessary references to the love interest’s firm round buttocks, as well as a few off-putting references to her looking like a school girl.

Cis-het maleness aside, this is a quick-paced, atmospheric little read! It didn’t creep me out but it was definitely haunting and more than a little melancholic. It was also unexpectedly tender-hearted for a ghost story.

I thought the translation by Wayne P. Lammers was pretty good, everything flowed along quite nicely, though some of the dialogue felt a little clumsy.

I rarely consume adaptations, but all the reviews are saying that the movie is so much better, so I think I’m going to have to dive in to that and see what the fuss is about!

perhapsiwillread's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0