Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Gyo: Kıpırdanan Dehşet by Junji Ito

19 reviews

sarahnh's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

The main story starts out laughably B horror, then midway through becomes unenjoyably gross. The ending could be satisfying if you liked the main characters and rooted for their relationship, but I found them profoundly unlikeable. The use of onomatopoeia is fun though and the art is compelling. The two short stories at the end are fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal death, Death, Body horror, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Violence

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Blood, Suicide, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence

mir_frog73's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Death, Chronic illness, Body horror, and Blood

Minor: Toxic relationship

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Animal death

b_caligari's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Blood and Car accident

kylantis's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

Ends abruptly, I assume because Ito didn't know how to end it. The story just kept getting more stupid as it went on. 

The best part of the book was one of his short stories included at the end (The Enigma of the Amigara Fault).

Gyo itself is one of the worst books I've ever read so far, but I'll give him some points for creativity I guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

gewrgia_lightwood's review against another edition

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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

sadyfg's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Suicide attempt

escapinginpaper'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicide attempt, and Violence