Book Review: Smashed - Junji Ito

Read in February of 2023
412 pages published back in 2019
Horror Manga

Let's talk about Smashed although of all the ones I've read I think this was one is one of the least favourites. Yet it's good. Don't get me wrong. When you are reading the best , all 5 stars and such. A four star is your least favourite yet better than 90% out there.

  • Bloodsucking Darkness is a tale about a way to get thin in a organic kind of way (4)
  • Ghosts of prime time, what will you do to make other people laugh if you were a comedian? Take that to extreme (7)
  • Roar -memories that will remain forever (6)
  • Earthbound - this is one of the best ones yet... how do you deal with guilt? (9)
  • Death Row Doorbell - how far would you go to be forgiven (6.5)
  • The Mystery of the Haunted House - Very interesting tale, really enjoyed the twists (7.5)
  • The Mystery of the Haunted House (Soichi's House) - You know Soichi right? One of the first stories I've read about Soichi (7)
  • Soichi's Beloved Pet - This cat really hunts everything... Soichi is such a cool character with horror and comedy in the mix. (8)
  • Mirror Valley is and interesting story about old villages superstitions and past. This kind of tales are only good if set in japan. Really mystifying stuff. (7,5)
  • I don't want to be a ghost - uhh food (6.5)
  • Library Vision - as a person who loves his book and have a 5000 book library I can relate to him. One of the bet stories (9)
  • Splendid Shadow Song - where all those beautiful songs come? do they com to artists in a dream? how can not anyone can write a music or book that lives forever and other people can? (6.5)
  • Smashed - A food of the gods, ambrosia but with a hidden setback (8.5)

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