Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Shiver by Junji Ito

5 reviews

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

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder, Death of parent, Gore, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Minor: Fatphobia

The final story, Greased, warrants a MASSIVE unsanitary warning.

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

theleppy's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I have read 4 Junji Ito collections so far and this one is my favorite. Every story in this collection is solid in one way or another. There are a few stories with a very solid premise and they are very well executed (The Long Dream and Used Record) while not being overly terrifying they are *good*. Then you have the extremely disgusting that make you feel a little sick (Greased). To the outright pure terror inducing that just stick with you. This category features probably my new top favorite: Hanging Blimp. It's such a good idea and so well done. This collection just cements Ito as a master at what he does. Also: How does the Fashion Model not have it's own collection like Uzumaki, Gyo, and Tomie?! seriously it's a freaking terrifying monster! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, and Child death

brenticus's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I don't know why I keep reading this man's work.

My favourites out of this collection were Used Record, Shiver, Painter (which also served as a reminder that I should read Tomie), and The Long Dream. The others were good, but generally didn't vibe with me the same way. All still pretty messed up in their own way; that one page flip during Greased was just viscerally disgusting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Uh, if you're worried about the content triggering anything for any reason I would probably just suggest staying away from Junji Ito's works.