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nerdyreferencelibrarian89 's review for:
Gyo
by Junji Ito
Much like most of Ito's work, this one is very bizarre. Unlike a lot of his work; however, I don't feel like the weirdness works as well in this volume.
The story itself is a interesting mix of monster movie meets horror.
There are some really horrifying depictions, especially once humans start getting scooped up by the machines. That said, the story, especially after the first half, doesn't progress in a way I found scary. Instead it starts to feel almost like a weird version of a Fallout game, complete with self aware machines (that are never really explained)
Perhaps the best part of this volume though, are the short stories that are at the end, and not related to the main storyline. The Amigara Fault is SO good and SO creepy.
Worth a read, but I don't think Ito's best work.
The story itself is a interesting mix of monster movie meets horror.
There are some really horrifying depictions, especially once humans start getting scooped up by the machines. That said, the story, especially after the first half, doesn't progress in a way I found scary. Instead it starts to feel almost like a weird version of a Fallout game, complete with self aware machines (that are never really explained)
Perhaps the best part of this volume though, are the short stories that are at the end, and not related to the main storyline. The Amigara Fault is SO good and SO creepy.
Worth a read, but I don't think Ito's best work.