destiny ♡ howling libraries's Reviews > Venus in the Blind Spot

I've read a lot of Junji Ito's work at this point, and it's generally a bit hit or miss for me, but thankfully, this was a huge hit. I absolutely loved this collection and can easily say it's one of my favorites of his works. It spans a grouping of short stories, some written by other authors, and altogether, while they certainly don't fit a theme or anything, they work well together and were almost all extremely well-done. There was one story I wasn't a big fan of near the end, and then I think it's worth mentioning that the collection involves 'The Enigma of Amigara Fault', which may disappoint some long-time lovers of his work as it's featured in at least one of his other collections (thankfully, it happens to be one of my all-time faves, so I was delighted to read it again).

Altogether, a really solid collection I think any Junji Ito fan will be pleased with. It may even be a good introduction to his work for anyone who's hesitant to pick up his stranger titles (like 'Uzumaki'), as this one felt rather tame comparatively. I enjoyed it a lot and would definitely be interested in purchasing a finished copy when it releases to keep on my shelf!

✨ Content warnings for: (view spoiler)[murder, torture, violence, body horror, corpse desecration, necrophilia, animal deaths, stalking, scenes of terror (hide spoiler)]

Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this review copy in exchange for an honest review!