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laurenmcglamery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Manga is out of my range of genres, but I received this book in a mystery book exchange at NYE 2022 (heading into 2023). The mystery book description was βa collection of heartwarming stories about a very normal girl.β It is not. π€£
The art is INCREDIBLE! I canβt believe how detailed each page and panel was!
However, with each story, this shit got more and more violent and gory and wild.
CW: murder, suicide, beauty standards, sexism, inappropriate adult-child relationships
It got rough. π°
Overall, this is an incredible creation and Junji Ito is brilliant.
Graphic: Suicide, Gore, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Blood, Violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infertility, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Body horror, and Alcoholism
muh_hahaha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The more she dies and multiple, she more she becomes more inhumane and embraces her supernatural beauty and charm over the people she meets. The people who survive her, are left insane but it's also sad to see how she is portrayed as the root of evil in some of these stories when in reality, it the obsession of these men and their desire for Tomie, that make these stories so horroric.
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What make these horror stories so effective is that we don't know how Tomie came to be, exactly, or how she came to gain her power. We don't know if Tomie was once human (and it's my personal belief she was) or if she was always some inhumane monster and I think that unknown mystery is something that drives the horror in these stories.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Violence, Suicide, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Gaslighting, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Infertility
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
mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Gore, Murder, Death, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Stalking, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Terminal illness, Infertility, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Child death
booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit