Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Shiver by Junji Ito

6 reviews

melis_salome's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Bullying

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

bomenvernietiger's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Body horror, Medical trauma, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Blood, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Rape, Bullying, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction

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

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

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident, Child death, and Rape

Gross-out stuff, bugs, story that has pictures full of holes (for those who are trypophobic)