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vanniereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Blood and Violence
astrangewind's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
I also appreciate his opportunity to use dissociative identity disorder as a plot device, and explicitly refusing to use it. It's a mark of a truly original artist to reject such harmful yet common tropes.
Graphic: Blood and Body horror
Moderate: Violence, Death, Murder, and Grief
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
nightstitch96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, and Body horror
sandramarinis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Death, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Violence, Chronic illness, Gore, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
Minor: Confinement and Adult/minor relationship
m4rtt4's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Infidelity and Adult/minor relationship
devynreadsnovels's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Suicide
mercurial's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, and Mental illness
physicalsecrets's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Grief, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
doomluz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Murder, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Terminal illness
bookishwondergoth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The final story, ‘Slumber’, legitimately freaked me out. With this one, I got it: the dread of turning the page, the unsettling discomfort looking at the images, the dismayed horror and lurch in my stomach at the final panel. I’m writing this review at 12:30am and can already tell sleep is going to be a struggle. This final story alone warrants a full 5 stars, but the other 3 are so lacklustre that I can’t really bring myself to rate the whole book higher than a 3.25.
I really should stop reading Junji Ito’s standalone stories before bed. I’m usually totally ok with them for the most part but every now and then one will really, really haunt me. ‘Slumber’ is definitely one of them.
Absolutely love it though.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Stalking
Moderate: Pedophilia, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Grief
Minor: Suicide and Terminal illness