Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Shiver by Junji Ito

12 reviews

kase's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Addiction, Gore, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Medical trauma, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Excrement, and Mental illness

wends_nblw's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.25

As I continue to read more and more of Ito's work, I've come to the conclusion that I just don't get the hype. Don't get me wrong, Ito's art style is gorgeous. The attention to detail, the wonderful shading, the lifelike expressions. It's beautiful, but I need more than just art. I think I'd do better with a full-length manga rather than a collection of stories by Ito. 

Now, this one was gross. Not in a bad way either. The oil chapter had my stomach turning and bile tingling up throat; I Hate grease with a passion. It did what was intended. I still feel ill as of writing this review. And I rather liked the hanging story and the puppet one too. 

Perhaps I need to find a way to make a collection of my own, filled with the short stories of Ito's I actually adore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicide, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Medical content, Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Medical trauma

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism

jacob_dion's review against another edition

dark tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Cursing, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Cannibalism

thee_eclectic_eccentric's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Blood, and Body horror

birtelesemann's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Sexual assault, Death, Gore, and Body horror

perth_is's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This was a beautiful jump into Junji Ito's work and I was amazed! There is something about his books that just feel so fresh. He has wonderful ideas and I am definitely picking up another Junji Ito book whenever I can.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Body horror, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Child death, Addiction, Chronic illness, and Cannibalism

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Confinement, Violence, Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Body horror, Medical content, Suicide, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cannibalism

angelsfw's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide

cursivewolf's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Suicide

kailey_04's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Death, and Addiction

Moderate: Chronic illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Stalking