Deserter

Most of the stories in this collection ranged from just fine to really good, with a few falling into the range of being downright boring or unenjoyable. I wish I'd written down ratings for each piece of the collection individually as I was reading through it, but this was one of those times where I was more in the mood to just zone out with the manga rather than take notes, and it wasn't good enough to want to re-read it for more thorough reviewing purposes (sorry!). That said, this would probably be a good intro collection for someone brand new to Junji Ito's works because it covers a wide range of his storytelling styles - some more fantastical, some bizarro, and some downright sad and scary - and would give a new reader a really good idea of what to expect.It's more of a 3.5-star read for me, but I don't feel right about rounding the rating down.✨ Content warnings for: violence, murder, mental illness, suicide, infanticide, child abuse———twitter booktok bookstagram blog