Reviews

At the Edge of the Wood by Masatsugu Ono

xoxo333's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

kathissimo's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

sturmykins's review against another edition

2.0

What a strange, strange book. I expected horror, but it was just a weird, meandering, wibbly wobbly sort of narrative.

kayalilyhayes's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.0

abbie_bryant's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

sproutedtofu's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars really
Creepy, weird, atmospheric, and suspenseful.

I did spend a bit of the book feeling like I didn't get it and I also didn't love all the descriptions of breasts, but I also feel like it added to the creepy factor. Some of the images were so vivid and the way the narrative seemed to double back on itself kept me feeling lost in a good way.

zellm's review against another edition

4.0

Deeply unsettling and really interesting. I liked this a lot, it was creepy and surrealist and a little magical. This book left me feeling haunted and full of existential dread. Not a 5 star read because of multiple unnecessary depictions of abuse of a dog, which just jolted me out of the story.

ilyones_'s review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

elizabethng2's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.5

bonafidefaygo's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0