Nr. 22 in Horror
Japanese Gothic
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Over het boek
October, 2026: Lee Turner doesn’t remember how or why he killed his college roommate. The details are blurred and bloody. All he knows is he has to flee New York and go to the one place that might offer refuge—his father’s new home in Japan, a house hidden by sword ferns and wild ginger. But something is terribly wrong with the house: no animals will come near it, the bedroom window isn't always a window, and a woman with a sword appears in the yard when night falls. October, 1877: Sen is a young samurai in exile, hiding from the imperial soldiers in a house behind the sword ferns. A monster came home from war wearing her father’s face, but Sen would do anything to please him, even turn her sword on her own mother. She knows the soldiers will soon slaughter her whole family when she sees a terrible omen: a young foreign man who appears outside her window. One of these people is a ghost, and one of these stories is a lie. Something is hiding beneath the house of sword ferns, and Lee and Sen will soon wish they never unburied it.
Waar de score vandaan komt
De bronnen komen gemiddeld uit op 7,8 over 81 beoordelingen — nog niet veel, dus de stem van de lezers weegt voor 31% mee en de rest trekt richting het Horror-gemiddelde van 7,5. Zo komt 8,0 tot stand.
| Bron | Gemiddelde | Beoordelingen | Gewicht |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7,8 | 81 | 100% |
Stemmen van lezers
De populairste recensies op Hardcover (met naamsvermelding van de auteurs).
“What a drug induced trip this was, omggg. Even from the beginning it is clear that at least one of the narrators are unreliable, which is something I really really enjoyed, it was a fun trip to be in Lee's mind and try to figure out what is real and what is just the figment of his brain and the drugs in his system, but really, the ending of the book just flipped it all onto its head and now I am unsure what specifically happened, I am not sure I could fully even explain it, though that was probably the point of that ending. Like I said, I really enjoyed Lee's drug trips and all the weird shit…”
“This book entirely lived up to, and possibly surpassed, the hype. The writing was superb — Barker has an eerie ability to make even the most gruesome scenes almost beautiful in the description. I could see the entire narrative playing out behind my eyes like a movie, which at times was shocking and disgusting. I loved the completeness of each time period’s version of their world. I loved that the turtles were woven throughout, that we were given tastes of the reality behind the illusion as the characters themselves became more aware. I appreciated that the relationship built between the two MC…”
“Japanese Gothic deals with two different characters across timelines: Lee Turner is from the year 2026 and has fled from America and gone to his father’s home in Japan after killing his roommate. Sen is a young girl in Japan in 1877, trying to become a samurai. Both live in the same house across centuries. However, Sen and Lee find a closet door that breaches between timelines and allows them to visit and communicate with each other. Will going back and forth throughout time change Lee and Sen’s destiny? The story of Lee and Sen is a tragic one. Both have horrible family lives. Lee’s mother d…”
Veelgestelde vragen
Hoe wordt Japanese Gothic beoordeeld?
8,0 van 10, op basis van 81 lezersbeoordelingen uit 1 onafhankelijke bronnen.
Is Japanese Gothic de moeite waard?
Lezers geven 8,0/10 op basis van 81 beoordelingen, vóór 86 % van de plank Horror.
Waar staat Japanese Gothic in de ranglijst?
Op plaats 22 in Horror in de huidige momentopname.
Als dit je beviel
Dezelfde plank — Horror — met scores tussen 7,9 en 8,0, het dichtst bij dit boek.
