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blewballoon 's review for:
The Girl from the Well
by Rin Chupeco
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm a big fan of ghost stories and stories from the POV of "monsters," so those elements worked really well for me. This is quite dark, though, and the pacing/plotting is a bit strange and erratic. In some ways it almost felt like a series of short stories (or short horror movies) connected by the same POV character, with diversions from the main plot that never seemed to make it back around to being relevant.
I think the narrator did a great job maintaining a narrative voice for Okiku, particularly the sections where the ghost's thoughts are more chaotic/intrusive.
I think the narrator did a great job maintaining a narrative voice for Okiku, particularly the sections where the ghost's thoughts are more chaotic/intrusive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture