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A review by becandbooks
Nails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino
challenging
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Japanese horror tends to read in a completely different way to Westernised horror stories and Nails and Eyes is a perfect introduction to it. The stories in this small collection are bizarre and incredibly unsettling, with tension that cuts through the slower pacing brilliantly.
While the stories are not incredibly cohesive with each other - Minute Fears, while a great story, felt a little out of place beside the other two - I think they each present classic features of Japanese horror that will be enjoyed by anyone who loves stories that are unreliable and a little left of centre. The length of the stories is perfect with the slower pacing, ensuring unsettling tension but not for so long that the reader is lost. These stories are an excellent collection of tasters into something new.
While the stories are not incredibly cohesive with each other - Minute Fears, while a great story, felt a little out of place beside the other two - I think they each present classic features of Japanese horror that will be enjoyed by anyone who loves stories that are unreliable and a little left of centre. The length of the stories is perfect with the slower pacing, ensuring unsettling tension but not for so long that the reader is lost. These stories are an excellent collection of tasters into something new.