A review by kayleighosaur
Uzumaki by Junji Ito

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

This book was GENUINELY unsettling and at times incredibly horrifying. The body horror? Gruesome. The social commentary? Top notch. Ito’s view of the rise in generational change and the desire to break from conventional norms and the dangers of it was absolutely superb.