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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
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junji ito's scariest work by far
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This was my introduction to Junji Ito and after reading quite a few of his pieces is still one of my favourites. It's quick, weird, and a great place to start if you're looking to get into some Junji Ito.
There is a hole in the planet somewhere filled with horror manga and, yes, it was made for me.
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This was my introduction to Junji Ito and after reading quite a few of his pieces is still one of my favourites. It's quick, weird, and a great place to start if you're looking to get into some Junji Ito.
There is a hole in the planet somewhere filled with horror manga and, yes, it was made for me.
There is a hole in the planet somewhere filled with horror manga and, yes, it was made for me.
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This was my introduction to Junji Ito and after reading quite a few of his pieces is still one of my favourites. It's quick, weird, and a great place to start if you're looking to get into some Junji Ito.
There is a hole in the planet somewhere filled with horror manga and, yes, it was made for me.
One of my favorite Junji short stories! Very unnerving concept and it clings to the back of your mind once you finish. Would you crawl into your own hole?
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One of my favorite Junji short stories! Very unnerving concept and it clings to the back of your mind once you finish. Would you crawl into your own hole?
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One of my favorite Junji short stories! Very unnerving concept and it clings to the back of your mind once you finish. Would you crawl into your own hole?
2010 bookcrossing journal:
Ok, so I just read this anyway. I don't know whether I'd ever get hold of a copy of the first part, which seems to be out of print, and I couldn't really wait. I managed to follow the plot even though it's part two. It's not overly complicated and just generally very strange. There's some wierd disease, starting in fish, that gave them legs and they walked out of the sea. This disease has now gone across to humans. The fish die, the legs remain, and when a human is infected, the legs kind of catch them on top as a power source. There's a lot of gas around basically. Delightful. And this lad's girlfriend has turned into one of these bloated gas bags with a tube up her bum and two in her mouth, and he's running after her trying to save her or something. And that's really it. It's a kind of bleak end of the world scenario.
At the end there's also a couple of random short stories. I really liked the last one which was about this massive belt of rock with people-shaped holes in, being thrown up out of the ground after an earthquake.
Ok, so I just read this anyway. I don't know whether I'd ever get hold of a copy of the first part, which seems to be out of print, and I couldn't really wait. I managed to follow the plot even though it's part two. It's not overly complicated and just generally very strange. There's some wierd disease, starting in fish, that gave them legs and they walked out of the sea. This disease has now gone across to humans. The fish die, the legs remain, and when a human is infected, the legs kind of catch them on top as a power source. There's a lot of gas around basically. Delightful. And this lad's girlfriend has turned into one of these bloated gas bags with a tube up her bum and two in her mouth, and he's running after her trying to save her or something. And that's really it. It's a kind of bleak end of the world scenario.
At the end there's also a couple of random short stories. I really liked the last one which was about this massive belt of rock with people-shaped holes in, being thrown up out of the ground after an earthquake.
One of the greatest horror stories ever written.
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One of the greatest horror stories ever written.
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One of the greatest horror stories ever written.
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Junji Ito returns with another disturbing-as-all-getout short story. This one focuses on compulsion; the unending desire to do something even if it may be unnecessary or harmful, and how obsession eventually forces the hand of even those who mean no harm (to themselves or others).
As with all his works, it's mysterious and confusing; the origin of the fault's use is only hinted at, and its strange properties are otherwise glossed over. Much of his horror comes from the unexplained, and this short story is no exception.
This is the first thing many people read with discovering Junji Ito-- and it's a fantastic introduction to his style. If you've never read any of his work before, check out The Enigma of Amigara Fault. If you like it, you've got a real adventure ahead of you, friend.
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Junji Ito returns with another disturbing-as-all-getout short story. This one focuses on compulsion; the unending desire to do something even if it may be unnecessary or harmful, and how obsession eventually forces the hand of even those who mean no harm (to themselves or others).
As with all his works, it's mysterious and confusing; the origin of the fault's use is only hinted at, and its strange properties are otherwise glossed over. Much of his horror comes from the unexplained, and this short story is no exception.
This is the first thing many people read with discovering Junji Ito-- and it's a fantastic introduction to his style. If you've never read any of his work before, check out The Enigma of Amigara Fault. If you like it, you've got a real adventure ahead of you, friend.
As with all his works, it's mysterious and confusing; the origin of the fault's use is only hinted at, and its strange properties are otherwise glossed over. Much of his horror comes from the unexplained, and this short story is no exception.
This is the first thing many people read with discovering Junji Ito-- and it's a fantastic introduction to his style. If you've never read any of his work before, check out The Enigma of Amigara Fault. If you like it, you've got a real adventure ahead of you, friend.
Merged review:
Junji Ito returns with another disturbing-as-all-getout short story. This one focuses on compulsion; the unending desire to do something even if it may be unnecessary or harmful, and how obsession eventually forces the hand of even those who mean no harm (to themselves or others).
As with all his works, it's mysterious and confusing; the origin of the fault's use is only hinted at, and its strange properties are otherwise glossed over. Much of his horror comes from the unexplained, and this short story is no exception.
This is the first thing many people read with discovering Junji Ito-- and it's a fantastic introduction to his style. If you've never read any of his work before, check out The Enigma of Amigara Fault. If you like it, you've got a real adventure ahead of you, friend.