I can't recommend the book enough! Started reading after 2 episodes of the anime…The book is infinitely better! Anime is okay, like 60-70 percent of the time, but I did not appreciate that the anime is speedrunning this and eliminating so many important parts that could put sense into some scenes so much more.
So much happened in the book!! The unsettling feeling was really crawling under my skin! The art deserves a wholehearted chef's kiss! The story's central metaphor will forever be a memorable life lesson for me. How if you take too long to move out of your hometown, it will hold you back from moving on and really growing up. Spread your wings into the free, open world at a young age, or you'll stay stuck where you're born till death!
I can't stop seeing the spirals everywhere now; from snails to galaxies to lollipops, spirals are all around us, inside of us! I just read it in two days; the second half was so absolutely bonkers, I couldn't put it down before finishing!! Really loved the unique bittersweet way it ended! Actually, unique original ideas are all over the place in this magnum opus of a book!
Thanks to Junji Ito for sharing this incredibly haunting Lovecraftian experience with us! I was truly drawn to the enigmatic nature of that Kurozu-cho town. And I'm honored to be lost in that mesmerizing hypnotic spiral for a while!
Also, Shuichi is just the best character; what a great guy!
by HYDRAGONIGHT
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…and what kinda of book are you wanting us to suggest you?
You should check out The Department of Truth by James Tynion IV. It has a similar sweaty paranoid vibe.