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earthier's review against another edition
3.0
Aside from Tomie this is one my favorite of Junji Ito books. I don’t really enjoy the plots of most of his stories and find his level of “Horror” to be laughable, all horror honestly, maybe I have dark humor. All his stories are pointless. But that is the point I’ve come to understand. As I also undersand he’s influenced by the work of H.P Lovecraft but his work lacks the depth and meaning displayed in Lovecraft’s work. But this has different tone more mysterious than just the regular ominous telling of his other works making it more mentally stimulating and enjoyable in my opinion.
That aside I’m not a fan of most graphic novels because the plots seem shallow and juvenile and the illustrations aren’t enough to keep my interest. But I always throughly enjoy his illustrations. I think that is why he stands out so much and his novels popularity compared to his contemporaries.
Merged review:
Aside from Tomie this is one my favorite of Junji Ito books. I don’t really enjoy the plots of most of his stories and find his level of “Horror” to be laughable, all horror honestly, maybe I have dark humor. All his stories are pointless. But that is the point I’ve come to understand. As I also undersand he’s influenced by the work of H.P Lovecraft but his work lacks the depth and meaning displayed in Lovecraft’s work. But this has different tone more mysterious than just the regular ominous telling of his other works making it more mentally stimulating and enjoyable in my opinion.
That aside I’m not a fan of most graphic novels because the plots seem shallow and juvenile and the illustrations aren’t enough to keep my interest. But I always throughly enjoy his illustrations. I think that is why he stands out so much and his novels popularity compared to his contemporaries.
That aside I’m not a fan of most graphic novels because the plots seem shallow and juvenile and the illustrations aren’t enough to keep my interest. But I always throughly enjoy his illustrations. I think that is why he stands out so much and his novels popularity compared to his contemporaries.
Merged review:
Aside from Tomie this is one my favorite of Junji Ito books. I don’t really enjoy the plots of most of his stories and find his level of “Horror” to be laughable, all horror honestly, maybe I have dark humor. All his stories are pointless. But that is the point I’ve come to understand. As I also undersand he’s influenced by the work of H.P Lovecraft but his work lacks the depth and meaning displayed in Lovecraft’s work. But this has different tone more mysterious than just the regular ominous telling of his other works making it more mentally stimulating and enjoyable in my opinion.
That aside I’m not a fan of most graphic novels because the plots seem shallow and juvenile and the illustrations aren’t enough to keep my interest. But I always throughly enjoy his illustrations. I think that is why he stands out so much and his novels popularity compared to his contemporaries.
ayco's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
3.0
sebast_torr's review against another edition
4.0
A disturbing piece of short fiction that plays a lot more to Ito’s strengths as a talented artist with a nice quick and digestible story to showcase his horrifying artistic talent.
Definitely one of my favorites from ito.
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A disturbing piece of short fiction that plays a lot more to Ito’s strengths as a talented artist with a nice quick and digestible story to showcase his horrifying artistic talent.
Definitely one of my favorites from ito.
Definitely one of my favorites from ito.
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A disturbing piece of short fiction that plays a lot more to Ito’s strengths as a talented artist with a nice quick and digestible story to showcase his horrifying artistic talent.
Definitely one of my favorites from ito.
netflix_and_lil's review against another edition
4.0
holy fickin' shut.
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holy fickin' shut.
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holy fickin' shut.
celinafaramitha's review against another edition
4.0
Sejatinya mau ngasih bintang 3, perkembangan ceritanya ngga banyak. Attachment kaki mekaniknya bisa dipasang ke manusia yang terinfeksi. Ada tokoh profesor yang bikin attachment yang bisa bikin terbang juga. Akhirnya ya tetap tidak ada resolusi konflik wekekek.
Faktor yang bikin nambahin 1 bintang lagi adalah cerita tambahan di belakang yang judulnya "The Enigma of Amigara Fault". Gila bagus banget sih, ini bener-bener membagongkan ceritanya. Alkisah tentang ditemukkannya lubang-lubang berbentuk manusia di gunung. Peneliti dan otoritas setempat sudah berusaha menyelidiki kedalaman dan ujung dari lubang tersebut tapi selalu tidak berhasil setelah 5 meter ke dalam. Orang-orang yang menemukan siluet lubang yang mirip dirinya pada tergiur untuk masuk. Sayangnya orang yang masuk, ngga bisa keluar lagi. Lubangnya juga didesain untuk orang yang masuk supaya tidak bisa putar balik atau mundur ke belakang.
Nah ternyata di balik gunungnya ada lubang bentuknya lebih abstrak mirip bintang laut ular. Ternyata orang-orang yang masuk dari lubang bentuk manusia, jalan perlahan di dalam gunung, dan mengalami deformasi tubuh karena perubahan bentuk siluet. Sampai akhirnya setelah sekian waktu orang pertama masuk ke lubang, ada makhluk keluar di ujung lubang dan ngga berbentuk manusia lagi. Suka bangettttt!
Faktor yang bikin nambahin 1 bintang lagi adalah cerita tambahan di belakang yang judulnya "The Enigma of Amigara Fault". Gila bagus banget sih, ini bener-bener membagongkan ceritanya. Alkisah tentang ditemukkannya lubang-lubang berbentuk manusia di gunung. Peneliti dan otoritas setempat sudah berusaha menyelidiki kedalaman dan ujung dari lubang tersebut tapi selalu tidak berhasil setelah 5 meter ke dalam. Orang-orang yang menemukan siluet lubang yang mirip dirinya pada tergiur untuk masuk. Sayangnya orang yang masuk, ngga bisa keluar lagi. Lubangnya juga didesain untuk orang yang masuk supaya tidak bisa putar balik atau mundur ke belakang.
Nah ternyata di balik gunungnya ada lubang bentuknya lebih abstrak mirip bintang laut ular. Ternyata orang-orang yang masuk dari lubang bentuk manusia, jalan perlahan di dalam gunung, dan mengalami deformasi tubuh karena perubahan bentuk siluet. Sampai akhirnya setelah sekian waktu orang pertama masuk ke lubang, ada makhluk keluar di ujung lubang dan ngga berbentuk manusia lagi. Suka bangettttt!
momoyoon's review against another edition
5.0
THAT WAS FUCKED UP SO WHY AM I LAUGHING OMG but still, i'm going to have nightmares of this ok
xsleepyshadows's review against another edition
5.0
I sometimes think about this.
- rec by Tim and steven universe ref.
This is a really short story, so you can finish it in about 10 min. and enjoy the art and such in that time easily.
I seen references to this story after watching Steven Universe and decided to read it for myself. There is a fault that opened up that has human silhouette holes in them that are too deep to even be calculated. Scientists are baffled because of how strange this event is and it gets weirder as people come from all around searching for their holes. Many of them go in never to be seen again..did they die? Where did they go? It's a mystery...yet people are compelled to go into these holes even though it basically means death for them. The ending is super unsettling and fantastic, the mystery in this book leaves me thinking and it's definitely one I will remember! ~Ashley
If you like short horror or unsettling stories you might like to check out The Lottery
Merged review:
I sometimes think about this.
- rec by Tim and steven universe ref.
This is a really short story, so you can finish it in about 10 min. and enjoy the art and such in that time easily.
I seen references to this story after watching Steven Universe and decided to read it for myself. There is a fault that opened up that has human silhouette holes in them that are too deep to even be calculated. Scientists are baffled because of how strange this event is and it gets weirder as people come from all around searching for their holes. Many of them go in never to be seen again..did they die? Where did they go? It's a mystery...yet people are compelled to go into these holes even though it basically means death for them. The ending is super unsettling and fantastic, the mystery in this book leaves me thinking and it's definitely one I will remember! ~Ashley
If you like short horror or unsettling stories you might like to check out The Lottery
- rec by Tim and steven universe ref.
This is a really short story, so you can finish it in about 10 min. and enjoy the art and such in that time easily.
I seen references to this story after watching Steven Universe and decided to read it for myself. There is a fault that opened up that has human silhouette holes in them that are too deep to even be calculated. Scientists are baffled because of how strange this event is and it gets weirder as people come from all around searching for their holes. Many of them go in never to be seen again..did they die? Where did they go? It's a mystery...yet people are compelled to go into these holes even though it basically means death for them. The ending is super unsettling and fantastic, the mystery in this book leaves me thinking and it's definitely one I will remember! ~Ashley
If you like short horror or unsettling stories you might like to check out The Lottery
Merged review:
I sometimes think about this.
- rec by Tim and steven universe ref.
This is a really short story, so you can finish it in about 10 min. and enjoy the art and such in that time easily.
I seen references to this story after watching Steven Universe and decided to read it for myself. There is a fault that opened up that has human silhouette holes in them that are too deep to even be calculated. Scientists are baffled because of how strange this event is and it gets weirder as people come from all around searching for their holes. Many of them go in never to be seen again..did they die? Where did they go? It's a mystery...yet people are compelled to go into these holes even though it basically means death for them. The ending is super unsettling and fantastic, the mystery in this book leaves me thinking and it's definitely one I will remember! ~Ashley
If you like short horror or unsettling stories you might like to check out The Lottery
dionisiomulone's review against another edition
dark
funny
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? No
3.0