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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Horrible
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
I’ve never felt more anxious while reading a book. This book made me get so anxious I had to step away before I could go back to finish what little I had left to read. There’s this pervasive feeling of eerieness and otherworldness marked by strangeness.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Utterly confusing and somehow both relaxing and unnerving at the same time. I felt the writing style created such a wonderfully eerie atmosphere, and my only complaint is that it isn't longer! It really reminded me of that specific unsettling and visually confusing genre of horror films like Inland Empire and Skinamarink (although admittedly less scary).
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
what
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
2nd read: still so good, comfortably creepy
1st read: one of the most intriguing books i’ve read this year. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. it’s unsettling in a way that chills you to the bone. absolutely a new favorite
1st read: one of the most intriguing books i’ve read this year. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. it’s unsettling in a way that chills you to the bone. absolutely a new favorite
Short read but very eerie. I’m not familiar with all the Japanese lores and myths, but there has to be something in that sort of nature that would explain the hallucinations and supernatural experiences main character Asa goes through. From what I can make of it is that all the sacrifices she makes as a wife drains the life out of her, leading her to see and hear things that are abnormal in the mundane and empty countryside. Her husband constantly on the phone in an absent manner, no one telling her anything about the mysterious shut in brother-in-law, grandpa also not quite responsive either. Her mother-in-law and herself become a mirrored image as both have to deal with the loneliness that is being a woman.