I actually loved this collection. I thought the artwork was brilliant, and I loved that as you continued reading the srories got darker and creepier. I don't usually get scared by books or movies, but some of the images in this book were actually really unsettling and were almost haunting.

I really liked the metaphorical aspect of this manga. Through the creation of the girl, Tomie, Junji Ito reflects on society's tendancy to prioritize beauty, as well as comments on humanity's urge to possess and destroy everything we find beautiful. It represents how men's pursuit and desire for beauty often results in self-destruction. I thought the concept of beauty literally driving men to madness was interesting and unique.

Also, Tomie herself is ruthless and vain and just generally a bitch. I love it. I think there was something satisfying about Tomie killing all these men (or at least being the root cause of their deaths). Although Tomie is obviously the central "villain", I actually believe men are depicted a lot worse in this manga. Their overwhelming need to possess Tomie, and their desperate urge to kill Tomie to prove their masculinity and in hopes to regain some semblance of control, was pitiful and even disturbing. I found myself cringing more at the males than I did Tomie, which is saying a lot.

I did think some of the stories were slightly repetitive so I knocked off a star.