Reviews

Shiver by Junji Ito

shadowykittenwizard's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Gore, Suicide, and Murder

naomivilla's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

noragrace89's review against another edition

4.0

Favorite story: The Long Dream

mianevar's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

adrian1997's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

braunm580's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.25

abea'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

bookber's review against another edition

4.0

Another horrifying set of stories from Junji Ito. I didn't love this as much as [b:Uzumaki|17837762|Uzumaki|Junji Ito|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1476677569l/17837762._SX50_.jpg|78186726] but it was still fun and gross in the best way.

My favourites were:

Shiver - awful if you have trypophobia
Fashion Model- couldn't stop laughing at the jump scares of this woman's baffling appearance - loved it
Hanging Blimp - terrifying concept with a great ending
The Long Dream - another scary idea, with equally scary drawings
Greased - probably my favourite but also I want to erase it from my memory as it is one of the most sickening and disgusting things I've ever read - I literally couldn't look at some of the pages because they made me want to die x

I love the creativity and it was really interesting to see the author's commentary and sketches alongside each story. And I have to respect his ability to petrify me with an image alone, whether I like it or not.

janagaton's review against another edition

3.0

Favorite story in this one was "Painter". I also enjoyed "Fashion Model". I was thoroughly grossed out by several of the other stories, which is how you know Junji Ito is doing so many things right lol. I enjoyed Lovesickness more, but I still had a fun time reading these stories!

plqnets's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

took the average of my ratings for all the stories.  
this was really creepy, bizarre, and disgusting in a good way 😭 some stories were really stupid and made no sense but most of them were great!!!
my favs were shiver and the long dream