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Tokyo Ghoul – Band 14 (Finale) by Sui Ishida
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
8/10 for the entire series.
Whyyy... Now I have to read :re... 😵
Whyyy... Now I have to read :re... 😵
The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson
adventurous
medium-paced
2.5
2.5/5 or 5/10
This started out promising but lost it's spice during the final 200 pages, turning from an interesting and thrilling pursuit of autonomy to a luxury dystopia.
Whilst the first two parts felt well thought out and carefully constructed the remaining ones turned out to be clichéd and imo way too cheesy.
Again, "bad" and "good" were clearly defined, the "bad" ones were nothing but bad, all the worst character traits belonged to them while the "good" did a lot of questionable things themselves but that's ok because: they are the good ones! How in hell should I be on Chelseas side when she turns from a victim to a culprit, am I really supposed to chear for that just because she experienced abuse so it's ok?
I also noticed some contradictions in storytelling which additionally makes me feel like the ending may have been rushed as well as lack of knowledge or recognition for the human psyche and how personality and attitudes "work".
This started out promising but lost it's spice during the final 200 pages, turning from an interesting and thrilling pursuit of autonomy to a luxury dystopia.
Whilst the first two parts felt well thought out and carefully constructed the remaining ones turned out to be clichéd and imo way too cheesy.
Again, "bad" and "good" were clearly defined, the "bad" ones were nothing but bad, all the worst character traits belonged to them while the "good" did a lot of questionable things themselves but that's ok because: they are the good ones! How in hell should I be on Chelseas side when she turns from a victim to a culprit, am I really supposed to chear for that just because she experienced abuse so it's ok?
I also noticed some contradictions in storytelling which additionally makes me feel like the ending may have been rushed as well as lack of knowledge or recognition for the human psyche and how personality and attitudes "work".
Doubt, Vol. 1 by Yoshiki Tonogai
2.5
Review for the entire series:
The first two volumes felt very claustrophobic , I read them at night and I certainly didn't feel too well turning off my lights when I went to bed after.
The second half is chaotic and quite confusing and I often could't keep up with the somewhat unplausible explenations.
The first two volumes felt very claustrophobic , I read them at night and I certainly didn't feel too well turning off my lights when I went to bed after.
The second half is chaotic and quite confusing and I often could't keep up with the somewhat unplausible explenations.
The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito
4.0
In here are four short tales by Junji Ito. They are older concepts that didn't get released because they wouldn't have fit the limited page count in print media. Now, due to the omitted restriction, they were able to be shared in an online magazine.
It was definitly very apparent that the stories were longer than usual, but to me, that was a benefit rather than a disadvantage. Ito finally got to tell his stories the way he wanted to render them, therefore giving everything enough time to unfold and evolve.
Knowing what I do now, I can't help but question how some of his stories might have turned out, if he actually got to write the ending he anticipated for them.
It was definitly very apparent that the stories were longer than usual, but to me, that was a benefit rather than a disadvantage. Ito finally got to tell his stories the way he wanted to render them, therefore giving everything enough time to unfold and evolve.
Knowing what I do now, I can't help but question how some of his stories might have turned out, if he actually got to write the ending he anticipated for them.
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
1.0
This is a meta-horror playing on tropes of the 70's and 80's Slasher genre.
Positives first:
Playing a guessing game of "who's from which movie" is decently fun.
Now the contra:
Grady Hendrix is the king of intruiging booktitles with nothing behind them. This was the embodiment of uninspired content and I couldn't have been more disappointed at the way this panned out.
The story was erratic and illogical, the characters annoying and the plot outworn. This had nothing to offer besides badly written dialogue and precipitant actions.
Additionally, it couldn't decide wheter it wanted to be a half-assed mystery or a crude comedy.
Having read more than one book by this author, it's even more conspicuous to me how formulaic and uncreative the writing is.
I am aware that this review is brutal. Concerning the topic that this book claims to be about, I wish it was as well.
Positives first:
Playing a guessing game of "who's from which movie" is decently fun.
Now the contra:
Grady Hendrix is the king of intruiging booktitles with nothing behind them. This was the embodiment of uninspired content and I couldn't have been more disappointed at the way this panned out.
The story was erratic and illogical, the characters annoying and the plot outworn. This had nothing to offer besides badly written dialogue and precipitant actions.
Additionally, it couldn't decide wheter it wanted to be a half-assed mystery or a crude comedy.
Having read more than one book by this author, it's even more conspicuous to me how formulaic and uncreative the writing is.
I am aware that this review is brutal. Concerning the topic that this book claims to be about, I wish it was as well.
83 Tage: Der langsame Strahlentod des Atomarbeiters Hisashi Ouchi by NHK
Ein auf medizinische Fachthemen spezialisierter NHK Journalist berichtet über den durch radioaktive Strahlung verursachten und auf menschliches Versagen zurückzuführenden Tod von Hisashi Ouchi, einem Mitarbeiter des Uranverarbeitungswerks in Tokaimura. Schockierend und beängstigend ist in Bildern und Beschreibungen der Verlauf der Erkrankung eindringlich dargestellt.
Erzählt wird, wie das medizinische Personal agierte und alles versuchte um Ouchi zu retten, aber wie dieser letztendlich den von der Strahlung angerichteten Schäden in seinem Körper erlag. Hierzu gibt es auch eine Dokumentation, ebenfalls von NHK, diese konnte ich allerdings bis dato nur in originaler Version und ohne Untertitel finden, weshalb das Buch einen guten Kompromiss bot. Wer japanisch sprechen kann, dem empfehle ich hier natürlich die Dokumentation.
Erzählt wird, wie das medizinische Personal agierte und alles versuchte um Ouchi zu retten, aber wie dieser letztendlich den von der Strahlung angerichteten Schäden in seinem Körper erlag. Hierzu gibt es auch eine Dokumentation, ebenfalls von NHK, diese konnte ich allerdings bis dato nur in originaler Version und ohne Untertitel finden, weshalb das Buch einen guten Kompromiss bot. Wer japanisch sprechen kann, dem empfehle ich hier natürlich die Dokumentation.