寄居虫女

by Riu Kushiki, 櫛木 理宇

平凡な家庭の主婦・留美子は、ある日玄関先で、事故で亡くした息子と同じ名前の少年と出会い、家に入れてしまう。後日、少年を追って現れたのは、白いワンピースに白塗りの厚化粧を施した異様な女。少年の母だという女は、山口葉月と名乗り、やがて家に「寄生」を始める。浸食され壊れ始める家族の姿に、高校生の次女・美海はおののきつつも、葉月への抵抗を始め…。

370 pages, Tankobon Hardcover

First published August 26, 2014

About the author

See also：櫛木 理宇(Japanese)、櫛木理宇(Chinese)

Reviews

[Mizuki · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are good things and there are bad things about this thriller. The development of Stockholm syndrome, brain-washing, mental abuse and crime are all fully and realistically detailed. Yet, the middle part of the book makes me feel like I'm reading a textbook about Stockholm syndrome instead of a novel about it, also most of the characters are unlikable and for many times weak-willed and pathetic. A family is about to be destroyed and the family members are going to be used, abused and they will suffer? Oh, this time just I don't care.

Still by the ending part, some of the villains start showing their human side instead of just being purely evil and merciless, and I warmed up to the second daughter of the family to a point I wanted her to survive her family's ordeal. So, 3.8 stars, for I learnt quite a number of things about brain-washing, mental abuse and imprisonment through the reading.

[Hiu Ying]

2022/09/07 Ashley 好友