Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Shiver by Junji Ito

44 reviews

sauriansouls's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Cannibalism, Death, Body horror, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Moderate: Dementia, Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Death of parent

bugcollector's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

2.0

This book hit me and it didn't felt like a kiss, didn't make me shiver either. 

Coming into this I just wondered if his short stories were as uneventful as his longer ones. 

Unfortunately Ito is a good gore painter, but not much of a horror teller to my taste. 
I was really underwhelmed, the characters are drawn the same, and you can see his process as you read- he found something interesting and was more into the drawing aspect then the story one
(he admints that himself- after each story there's an information page about how it came to be, and it's the same story every time) 
At this point I've become a hater and I need to stop.. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gore, Blood, and Body horror

carliethompsonwriting's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

5 stars. Junji Ito is what I would consider a creative genius. These stories were so original, so compelling and so extremely hullucinatory. My favourite of the collection, Hanging Balloons, was such an innovative concept, built to a perfect crescendo with a plot twist that took my breath away. Ito's beautifully disturbing art thoroughly captured the horrors of humanity's greatest fears. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Physical abuse, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Murder, and Violence

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

deborah_green's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Body shaming, Murder, Mental illness, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Medical trauma

maras_headphones's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

i've never read a horror manga before and so of course i was excited to read from the legend. the art was amazing and the stories really spooked me. Hanging blimp, marionette mansion, and greased really stuck out to me. I physically gagged reading greased so it was definitely a horrifying experience. 

Painter is a classic and i've heard a lot about Tomie. It was interesting to see what everyone was talking about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Mental illness, and Murder

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

damiscous's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Very good! It's a great collection to have. I loved the notes after each story that talked about inspiration sources and rough sketches during the planning process.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Grief, Suicide, Blood, Gore, Mental illness, and Murder

opossumble's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Death, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Death of parent, Child death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, and Blood