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euripideez's review
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Gaslighting, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Murder
kkalicky94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Grief, Suicide, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Violence, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Physical abuse
mermaidsherbet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Terminal illness
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, and Incest
gracetrimper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Stalking
lauren_elizabeth's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I can see why people might not like this, or feel some reservations at the violence perpetrated by men against Tomie. But I liked it! I might expand on it later but some rough thoughts that I have is that it seems like a satirical dig at gender roles and heterosexual relationships and courtship. While it could get repetitive, some stories were really original and memorable.
I also liked that, from the outset, Tomie is not just an otherworldly femme fatale but explicitly grotesque — more a virus than a girl — with a lot of focus on bodily fluids, multiplying and regrowing body parts, multiple Tomies, even transubstantiation into liquid. I feel like this could have been taken further, as all the men she enchants appear to have the same modus operandi. In this strain of virus and contagion, I found myself thinking of films like Ring. Again, these ideas are underdeveloped and I would have loved to have seen a fuller conclusion to the stories (and maybe some more interiority for Tomie herself, who is largely shallow and unsympathetic), but for an early serial that’s also beautifully illustrated, I found it a fun and thought-provoking read.
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual assault, Confinement, and Medical trauma
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Cursing, and Alcoholism