Reviews

Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination by

bblizz72's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

tyufekchieva's review against another edition

4.0

I must say this was a marvellous collection in my opinion. I loved almost every single story but especially The Human Chair, The Cliff and The Traveler With The Pasted Rag Picture. I am a little disheartened by the representation of disability and the flatness of the female characters (dare I say Rampo writes women like he has never been near one) but you cannot win them all. An overall enjoyable read.

anyajulchen's review against another edition

3.0

Perhaps I expected more of this book. The first story is indeed amazing, scary even, but the rest of them have disparities between each other. Some of them are curious, others are dull. In general, I feel a little disappointed.

victormelquiades's review against another edition

5.0

Então o hype é real. Ainda que a formula de alguns contos seja repetida do tipo “deixa eu sentar aqui e contar a minha historia”, essas historias são maravilhosas, algumas vezes na beirada do real ou sobrenatural e da loucura.
Edição extremamente bem escrita que demonstra a impecável execução dos contos e certamente procurarei ler mais coisas dele

yobafromstarwars's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

notsamwise's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

sriq's review against another edition

Edogawa Rampo, father of the Japanese mystery story, took his pen name from a transliteration of Edgar Allan Poe. In many ways Rampo's stories resemble Poe's, with their playful claustrophobia and scientific sensory distortions. The best tales in this collection read like dissected horror: when wearing your skin feels uncomfortable in the sudden awareness of all the meat that you are. Recommended if you enjoy the psychological body horror of films like The Fly, or the grotesque manga of Junji Ito.

purging's review against another edition

4.0

The horror is just terrifying, truly masterpiece

tricapra's review against another edition

4.0

Stellar. There were a few stories that missed for me, but when they hit, they hit big. Creepy and compelling.

lunacueva's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0