Reviews

Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

gizley0420's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

selena_so_far's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

moonlitcrows's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

rose_prickett's review

dark mysterious sad

4.0

moserstopheles's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

succeedead's review

3.0

actual rating: 3.5

the other stories weren't as good as those related to the lovesickness stories, but overall it was A Ride™

vanniereads's review

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

4.0

I always enjoy the striking artwork of Junji Ito's works. I really liked the main story of the crossroads boy although there was no resolution in the end of who he was, but I guess that's consistent with all of Ito's works where he tends to leave things open-ended. The poop short story was random and I'm not sure how it fits with the rest.

authoramandafernandes's review

dark fast-paced

5.0

pgflanagan9's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

cobra_k's review

dark funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The main story "Lovesickness" is extremely well writen and the short stories at the end balance everything out.