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Tomie by Junji Ito
3.5
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

While a fun read, it's not my favorite Junji Ito book by a long shot. The first few stories were pretty captivating, but by the end I was tired of seeing Tomie being dismembered by her obsessed lovers. Her mutations were pretty interesting, but after having read so many of his other stories I guess I was expecting a little more gore and horror. As others have said, it just got a little repetitive by the end.