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A review by deafchipmunk
Uzumaki by Junji Ito
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Loved everything abt this book. The characters, plot, art, writing style, the creepiness which was hella disturbing and like. Just everything overall was so fucking good. I think maybe it could’ve gotten more into the lore of the whole spiral thing that cursed Kurouzu-cho, it didn’t go into it too much and mostly just the events that took place bc of the spiral but nonetheless still fantastic, highly recommend and I’ll def look out for more mangas by Junji Ito
(reread)
Honestly I have absolutely zero complaints for this work of art. I originally criticised one single thing, and that was how the story didn't go into much of the lore. Reflecting back on that, I realise that's not really the focus of the story at all. I haven't read The Lord Of The Flies but I know 100% they have very similar if not the exact same themes and messages (closely related themes and messages anyway). Seeing how the characters of this book reacted to the horrific events that took place was truly eye-opening and made me wonder how our non-fictional society would react to those same events. Really though I didn't have to wonder much because Junji Ito precisely nails down the absolute brainless behaviour most individuals of our society possess, and it's quite shocking and frightening to see it portrayed in a story such like this one. Although that's only scratching the surface of the depth in which this book holds. To say I loved this more than my first read would be an understatement, and it's funny how I purely chose to reread this because it's 🎃 season, because I believe this isn't a story which should be read solely for the reason that it's a horror book and October is the month of Halloween & scary things. There is much, much more to this story and it should be appreciated beyond its daunting drawings (which are still brilliant and full of talent, don't get me wrong) & surface-level premise which is the spiral cursing the town.
(reread)
Honestly I have absolutely zero complaints for this work of art. I originally criticised one single thing, and that was how the story didn't go into much of the lore. Reflecting back on that, I realise that's not really the focus of the story at all. I haven't read The Lord Of The Flies but I know 100% they have very similar if not the exact same themes and messages (closely related themes and messages anyway). Seeing how the characters of this book reacted to the horrific events that took place was truly eye-opening and made me wonder how our non-fictional society would react to those same events. Really though I didn't have to wonder much because Junji Ito precisely nails down the absolute brainless behaviour most individuals of our society possess, and it's quite shocking and frightening to see it portrayed in a story such like this one. Although that's only scratching the surface of the depth in which this book holds. To say I loved this more than my first read would be an understatement, and it's funny how I purely chose to reread this because it's 🎃 season, because I believe this isn't a story which should be read solely for the reason that it's a horror book and October is the month of Halloween & scary things. There is much, much more to this story and it should be appreciated beyond its daunting drawings (which are still brilliant and full of talent, don't get me wrong) & surface-level premise which is the spiral cursing the town.