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Uzumaki

Junji Ito,

Yuji Oniki (Translator)

Start date: July 15, 2020

Finish date: August 14, 2020

Discussion: 7/20 - Uzumaki

Discussion leader: Marc

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8/20 - Uzumaki Chapters 12 to The End / Whole Book
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Aug 07, 2015 Kamakana rated it it was amazing

Shelves: graphic, aa-asialit, aaa-top-translation, manga, crime, xlong-over-400, translation, all-five-star, graphic-japan, masculinismlit

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080815 first review: vivid, viscous, visual, visceral. this manga is all art in the best medium, better than the movie i barely recall, more essentially visual than written fiction could offer, the art is representational, images tactile, distorting, horrific. it is true i have not read much horror manga to compare, or horror in all mediums (66 books), but from surrealistic conception to typical, uninflected, direct artwork, it i ...more

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Jul 29, 2023 Stacia rated it it was ok

Shelves: translated, gothic-spooky-or-creepy, 2023, asia

Laughter as a response?

By halfway through, I was starting to laugh, which I don't think is the intended response. Oh, the melodrama! (And, yet, the characters were surprisingly flat.) I have no doubt that Ito is skilled (a lot of the artwork is gross and fitting for the body horror contained within the covers). I am sure there is some deeper meaning to be had, some great musing I could do, but the book didn't make me care enough to expend that type of effort. I think my biggest musings during re ...more

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Apr 30, 2024 Ann rated it really liked it

Shelves: 02024-sns-25, 02024-readwhatyouown-100

I have fond memories of this book; I saw it at a friend's place and convinced them to lend it to me. I accidentally read the ending because I read it the wrong way lolol. I brought it to the office Book Club show and tell. I read it at bedtime but lost sleep because of the body horror theme.
Good times. ...more

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