Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Tomie by Junji Ito

32 reviews

lichan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Stalking and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual violence

dreamreader's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

My first attempt at Junji Ito, and while not my favorite, it certainly won't prevent me from picking up more of his work. The art was great, exactly as horrifying as I wanted and expected. The storytelling got boring and repetitive. If this had been a tight 300 pages, with only the best stories, I would have loved it. I think the author is doing something really clever with showing cycles of abuse and violence against women as the actual horror of this story. The commentary on beauty is important. The different stories in which Tomie sometimes "deserves" what she gets and sometimes doesn't reinforce that it doesn't really matter what women do or don't do: some men will find a way to hate and defile them regardless. These messages were strong, and I think would have been better in a shorter, punchier work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Gore, Death, Murder, Body horror, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

cowboylikestoread43'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Blood, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Child death, Gore, Medical content, Misogyny, Stalking, Confinement, Pedophilia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Self harm

yzer2468's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Confinement, Violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, Child death, Rape, Child abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Mental illness, Addiction, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Death, Bullying, Blood, and Body horror

laurenmcglamery's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

• 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

What. The. Hell. 😅

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 “a collection of heartwarming stories about a very normal girl.” It is not. 🤣

The art is INCREDIBLE! I can’t 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. 😰

Overall, this is an incredible creation and Junji Ito is brilliant.

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Content Warnings

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

clovetra's review

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia

zone_a3'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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, and Stalking

ellislilylovestoread's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Gore, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Suicide

Minor: Cannibalism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent

adriellereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Murder, Blood, Stalking, Gore, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Violence, Death, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Body horror

bibyabs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Torture