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Dark Water by Kōji Suzuki

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lulu_mizuno's review

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dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

owlmacabre's review

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

A mixed bag from the acclaimed author of The Ring series, Koji Suzuki's Dark Water collection has some high points and some low points.

Ranking by the individual stories as follows:

1. Floating Water - 5 Stars
2. Solitary Isle - 2 Stars
3. The Hold - 4 Stars
4. Dream Cruise - 2 Stars
5. Adrift - 3 Stars
6. Watercolors - 3 Stars
7. Forest Under the Sea - 5 Stars

The prologue and epilogue were a nice touch in that they tied into one another, and it's not often you see these in a short story collection, so that's pretty cool.

Otherwise a fairly average bag of "water" bases horror short stories, with 2 notable stand-outs.

brownbear5's review

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mysterious reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.75

anyajulchen's review against another edition

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4.0

Cuentos de terror que se centran en el tema del agua, cada uno demuestra un único sentido del miedo que esta produce en el ser humano, así como el misterio natural del mar y el respeto natural que se le tiene.
Me ha encantado esta antología. Solo me gustaría que fuera más larga.