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A review by leari
Deserter by Junji Ito
dark
fast-paced
2.75
This short story collection was a mixed bag. Most of the 12 stories had abrupt endings. They seemed to stop whenever it started to get interesting and a lot of the time I felt like I was missing key points in the plot. In general, the concept seemed to be more important than the actual plot. Don't get me wrong, I loved every single idea in here, but they needed more substance for my taste.
Average rating: 2.8/5 🌟
2.5/5 🌟 Bio House: A man has peculiar taste. Blood is involved.
2/5 🌟 Face Thief: Try to avoid her, or else she will look just like you.
3/5 🌟 Where the Sandman Lives: Can't go to sleep, or else the dream-world me will come out!
1.5/5 🌟 The Devil's Logic: Once you meet her, you will be obsessed with death.
3/5 🌟 The Long Hair in the Attic: She just wanted to cut her hair because a guy dumped her.
2/5 🌟 Scripted Love: This guy also dumps girls regularly, and then gifts them video tapes of himself.
3/5 🌟 The Reanimator's Sword: Let's go soul fishing!
3/5 🌟 A Father's Love: A family plagued by headaches and suicides. A fun time indeed!
4/5 🌟 Unendurable Labyrinth: Two kids get lost in the woods and discover a spiritual cult. Everything was perfect until it just abruptly ended without any conclusion at all.
4/5 🌟 Village of the Siren: Demons, rituals, death. This one has it all.
2.5/5 🌟 Bullied: This woman reaaaaally likes to bully others.
3/5 🌟 Deserter: A group of people cocoon a deserter in the false reality of World War II still going on years after 1945
Average rating: 2.8/5 🌟
2.5/5 🌟 Bio House: A man has peculiar taste. Blood is involved.
2/5 🌟 Face Thief: Try to avoid her, or else she will look just like you.
3/5 🌟 Where the Sandman Lives: Can't go to sleep, or else the dream-world me will come out!
1.5/5 🌟 The Devil's Logic: Once you meet her, you will be obsessed with death.
3/5 🌟 The Long Hair in the Attic: She just wanted to cut her hair because a guy dumped her.
2/5 🌟 Scripted Love: This guy also dumps girls regularly, and then gifts them video tapes of himself.
3/5 🌟 The Reanimator's Sword: Let's go soul fishing!
3/5 🌟 A Father's Love: A family plagued by headaches and suicides. A fun time indeed!
4/5 🌟 Unendurable Labyrinth: Two kids get lost in the woods and discover a spiritual cult. Everything was perfect until it just abruptly ended without any conclusion at all.
4/5 🌟 Village of the Siren: Demons, rituals, death. This one has it all.
2.5/5 🌟 Bullied: This woman reaaaaally likes to bully others.
3/5 🌟 Deserter: A group of people cocoon a deserter in the false reality of World War II still going on years after 1945