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siriface's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
snowwhitehatesapples's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Review of Books 1 to 5 in the Maiden's Bookshelf series here.
Told in reversed chronological order through messages in bottles, Hell in a Bottle follows two siblings who’ve been stranded on a deserted Eden-like island for years. They are surrounded by abundant resources and have a bible for education and guidance. However, their downfall begins when they age and begin to feel tempted by sinful desires.
Suffice it to say, this short story is a tragic one. It loosely parallels the story of Adam and Eve, and focuses on the themes of sin and punishment, religious trauma, suicide and implicit incest.
Told in reversed chronological order through messages in bottles, Hell in a Bottle follows two siblings who’ve been stranded on a deserted Eden-like island for years. They are surrounded by abundant resources and have a bible for education and guidance. However, their downfall begins when they age and begin to feel tempted by sinful desires.
Suffice it to say, this short story is a tragic one. It loosely parallels the story of Adam and Eve, and focuses on the themes of sin and punishment, religious trauma, suicide and implicit incest.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Child death and Incest
tsushimashu's review against another edition
4.0
this is the second thing that ive read by kyusaku yumeno and i really liked it!! im a big fan of his writing style. it was a really short story that i just randomly stumbled across online in pdf form and i was SO excited. i enjoyed reading this but i was a little confused what was going on between the siblings? i dont understand what their "sin" was!! it was not very clear at all but i THINK they like fell in love or something. i think the religious connections were really interesting and how similar this was to the garden of eden and the temptation of the snake/demon was REALLY cool. showed themes of religious trauma and suicidal ideation and im always a big fan of those. great short story!!
mondays's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lionellove12's review against another edition
4.0
What a beautiful book, the illustrations the shift of colour and also the story. The demon I think is lust, not sure will read again
pussaydestroya's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
empathicweeb's review against another edition
2.0
Started reading in September 2023. Read 1/3 and was very confused. Tried reading it today again. Ended up skimming through the book. I understand the plot, but it wasn’t something for me.
The art is pretty though.
The art is pretty though.
angelorchid's review against another edition
5.0
The illustrations are breathtakingly beautiful... reading this version is a completely different experience.
yevalovesdanmei's review against another edition
5.0
I can not even explain how this book made me feel.. ah, it felt like being trapped in a dream full of religious trauma and suicidal idealization. I feel I could read this again just to understand it more. And, the art is so amazingly beautiful.