jess

such an amazing read !!

there was 6/5 stars stories like Louisa's (crushed my heart and made me feel so many conflicting emotions) Paranoïa (i was so immersed into the story, was feeling the same fear as the mc), The good wife (such a heartbreaking story on gaslighting & hope).

overall a very good collection !

one of my favorite childhood books, and one the funniest I've ever read !!!

ch 127

dumb characters, dumb plot, annoying writing style

sucked the life out of me

im officially a molière stan

sa plume est juste magnifique, witty & so goddamn funny

i won't even judge him for that rushed ending, for the entire reading experience was great

im pissed off like why would they recommend this to junji ito fans ? this is so disappointing

basically a conversation on : self hate, self gaslighting, insecurity, jealousy & inferority complex (that turns into a false sense of superiority)

didn't love the characters, but i certainly felt bad for them, and for the way society transformed their very soul

a lot of heavy themes, a lot of psychological issues portrayed, and an interesting dive into the fragility of the human psyche

× yuriko was basically objectified from the way she was born, and thus accepted her deeply unfortunate situation as her essence, the reason of her existence

x her sister was so, so insecure god, qu'elle a dirigé cette haine envers sa soeur. i hated her behavior but its like i get you

× same for kazue, miss gurl turned her inferiority complex to some extreme haughtiness, never seen someone gaslight themselves this hard

its like, sure these characters are deeeeply flawed, all of em, but i really can't bring myself to hate them. si elles avaient vécu dans des conditions familiales & sociales différentes, im sure they wouldn't be the same

and don't even get me started w the men in this book god, rotten disgusting vile THROW EM IN THE NEAREST TRASH CAN RIGHT FUCKING NOW, ALL OF EM


^ btw who killed kazue, or did they go back to the apt & he killed her ???

^ & i hateeeed zhang's monologue, like sir nobody cares your grandpa had 5 goats shut up

i don't like the writing style, like really don't. it sounds really superficial & boring. and i hate books with metaphores in EVERY sentences please it just gets really tedious to read

dnfed at 28%

Started off well but couldn't get myself to finish. Got heavy & quite boring for some reasons

dnfed at 8%

the narration feels disjointed, and i don't feel interested in the characters at all

I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH, IT WAS SO FUCKING CAPTIVATING

the characters ? INFURIATING, STUPID, DEEPLY MENTALLY ILL ( rachel, scott, anna, i beg seek help)

the plot ? AMAZING

the writing ? PERFECT, not once did I feel bored nor sleepy while reading this, which is quite rare

I felt so many emotions, rage, sadness, FEAR.

Sssssuch a good read !!!

(btw the cover is so clever lol)

The story was quite infuriating but the art was amazing !

was a nice book, felt really immersive

a lot of morally grey situations that made me ponder a lot about what i would do so j'étais à leur place

basically a good general fiction/sf(ig) book, haven't read one of these in a while & it was a nice experience. you know these books that just make you feel like you're watching a movie ? yeah

liked the way the narration was written too, & how the tone seemed to change selon les personnages

the last pages were so ??? i literally gasped, like are we dreaming or are we fr doing all that ???

idk how to rate this book, it was so uncomfortable & heartbreaking & weird and i guess that's the point so that's good, right ?

but i really like this take on non-conformity, societal pressures & the strong need for escapism qui en découle. l'essence du livre est assez similaire à convenience store woman actually, which makes sense

they basically feel like they don't belong to society, et ne veulent pas se soumettre aux normes qu'on leur impose. so they decide to reject every “earthling” way of thinking, living and acting, thus totally embracing their “popobipianess” (completely forgot how to spell this thing)

3.5 stars, it was kinda entertaining but nothing out of this world. and i deeply wished mc could get revenge on her abusive family

life's too short to force myself to finish this. way too many unnecessary rants, and the narration style is really not for me

2 stars just for the idea

2 for the plot, 2 for the incredible narration

it genuinely felt like i was watching a movie, thats how immersive the writting is

there were a lot of unnecessary parts tho, and that ending is not my favorite

but i still enjoyed the reading experience, especially the tense atmosphere

Chilling, frightening, was losing my mind along with Kenji.

Have to admit it felt a bit boring at times. Took me longer than planned to finish.
But that may also be because I was too anxious about what was going on to keep on reading lol.
No but it was seriously so tense at times that's crazy.

An interesting take on mental insanity embodied by Frank. I enjoyed the portrait of Japan's night life & lonely souls as well.

The ending was a bit lacking though and some scenes were a tad too graphic but ig that's what I signed for.

I lost my love for reading years ago, and I think this book just bring it back to life. It was really beautifully written and easy to read.

Felt like I was enveloped in an eerie atmosphere when reading it and it was definitely an amazing experience.

I definitely recommend it to people like me, who are seeking to get back in touch with reading.

This book felt like a fever dream. Surreal, weird at times, strangely addictive & beautiful.
Reading it was definitely an amazing experience and I felt completely immersed.

Murakami makes the unusual feel usual, irrationality feel rational.

I had so many emotions after reading the last page, overwhelmed by the beauty of Murakami's storytelling, its strangeness and that feeling of not having understood anything while having in fact understood.

I'm getting some sort of melancholy, even sadness thinking back at it. Like I actually lived this very story and it has now come to an end.

Definitely a great book.

awfully good. such a good take on the way human morality can be heavily impacted by the presence or absence of regulations.

the way everybody tried to embellish and hide themselves from reality, the sense of normalcy thus created, the primitive survival instincts and selfishness that emerged : just wow

and the ending ????

hate the pop culture references, hate this sick im not like other girls annoying mc, hate the writing style

dnf at 33%, trop de blabla not enough action

INCROYABLE

i was initially pissed by the structure of the book, namely the back to back switch between many characters, felt like i would never be able to remember shit about them. oh boy was i wrong

absolutely loved the different plots, the twists and turns were so subtle yet effective. most chapters were short and ended with a cliffhanger, which made me even more excited to know wtf is going on

some happy endings, some less happy ones but overall a really really really interesting & well written book

loved the atmosphere but i don't really like books that leave me with a head full of questions :/

2.5

there's nothing scary about this, but it was an easy read and i was quite entertained