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challenging
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
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I love all the puzzles but unless I sit down and do all the puzzles right away I'll never remember the bigger plot line. I do love the detectives though.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Clive Barker manages to fit so much into a short novella. There is so many themes in this book. It has graphic imagery to go along with it but the themes are what the story is truly about.
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is a wonderful collection of short stories from Aron Beauregard, Daniel J. Volpe and Kristopher Triana. The last section is Christmas theme which was so much fun! Its very graphic so don't say you weren't warned.
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was truly an unexpected story flow from Junji Ito. The story went in a direction that I wasn't expecting based on the few things you hear about the story and iconic images used to reference the story. However, it is very much a deep dive into fear, paranoia, human nature, survival and an interesting concept of supernatural/cosmic horror. The artwork is amazing and I love the main character and how she deals with the story that is unfolding in front of her and what she encounters.
It won't be for every horror fan as it is more character and story driven, but it does feature disturbing images and body horror. Overall, I liked it, but it did have some slow parts that made it a bit of a challenge to get through, but that is often the case with cosmic horror.
It won't be for every horror fan as it is more character and story driven, but it does feature disturbing images and body horror. Overall, I liked it, but it did have some slow parts that made it a bit of a challenge to get through, but that is often the case with cosmic horror.
This was an interesting and different sort of novel for Daryl. I'd only read his Dreamwood Isle books before and this one was different but still awesome. Scandal and secrets always make for a good time. A definite must read if you like M/M romance and Daryl Banner's fun stories.
Not my favorite of the collections. The Lovesickness was good and was the first of the longer stories I read, but it wasn't anything super grand. I am also not a fan of the Hikizuri Siblings as I just find them annoying.
Still a good read but not the favorite of the ones I've read. Still a must read for Ito fans :)
Still a good read but not the favorite of the ones I've read. Still a must read for Ito fans :)
This had a good amount of great stories but some of them are ones he based on other stories, which isn't a bad thing but they didn't have his style of horror story telling. However, the one does contain The Human Chair which is a great story and it's a good collection for body horror.
I found this a real delight of his stories. Lots of body horror and creepy ghosts in this one. It's also a nice mix of grotesque but almost like sweet horror, not gross stories but nice ones. Highly recommended.
A great collection of Ito's work but be warned, it is very detailed and some of the stories definitely made my skin crawl. A great read though if you're into horror, just bear in mind there is a lot of body horror in this one.
This is more science fiction than horror for those interested in reading junji ito but it is still a great story. It's a bit philosophical as well about life and death but it is not just about suicide as the synopsis may imply.