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Strange Pictures

A Novel

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Strange Pictures

By: Uketsu
Narrated by: Andrew Grace
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Uketsu is a disrupter, the master of quiet horror.”Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author of The Appeal

“Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever. Seemingly unconnected stories tie themselves into a complicated knot, which Uketsu masterfully unravels.”G. T. Karber, author of the national bestseller Murdle

The spine-tingling ""triumphant international debut"" (Publishers Weekly starred review) that has taken Japan by storm—an eerie fresh take on mystery-horror in which a series of seemingly innocent pictures draws you into a disturbing web of unsolved mysteries and shattered psyches.

An exploration of the macabre, where the seemingly mundane takes on a terrifying significance. . . .

A pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning.

A child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message.

A sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth down a rabbithole that will reveal a horrifying reality.

Structured around these nine childlike drawings, each holding a disturbing clue, Uketsu invites readers to piece together the mystery behind each and the over-arching backstory that connects them all. Strange Pictures is the internationally bestselling debut from mystery horror YouTube sensation Uketsu—an enigmatic masked figure who has become one of Japan's most talked about contemporary authors.

Translated from the Japanese by Jim Rion.

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I feel like this book is overhyped. Bad pop- psychology, mediocre murder mystery elements, just didn’t find it impressive. It’s not bad, just not horror, and not the impressive IMO

An OK mystery-drama

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The story remains captivating while slowly unveiling clue after clue. Eerie, engaging and I won’t ever forget those “thunks”.

A methodical mystery

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Let me preface this by saying that I have no idea who this YouTuber is. I know nothing about them. I was looking for creepy books and this was a new release. I like to go into things blind so I didn't know this was written by a YouTuber until after I purchased it.

There really isn't anything interesting about this book but it also doesn't deserve a 1 star review. Either the translator did a mediocre job or the book was written for middle schoolers.

The person reading the book wasn't for me. I didn't like his voice acting and he couldn't pronounce the word "crayon" correctly.

For the faint of heart.

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Maybe my favorite thing I’ve read in a while. I can’t wait for Strange Houses.

An eerie, logic grid puzzle of a novel

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Story is slow and boring. The review I read called this suspenseful and a work of horror. I guess whoever wrote that is a fan of Goosebumps. Pass on this one unless you need something to help you fall asleep.

Boring

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