Okiku was brutally murdered 300 years ago at age 16 and has roamed the world ever since, killing child murderers. The other major characters in the book were well written too especially tark. A lot of okikus portrayal reminded me of juon aka the grudge. But different from the ghost story of yotsuya, revenge towards the tormenter is. The vengeful japanese spirit okiku wanders the world hunting down and slaying child murderers. Tark is able to control okikus blood lust, harnessing and aiming it at only those that truly deserve it.
The girl from the well book the kansas city public. I love being able to witnessbeing shown characters. Mar 01, 2016 the girl from the well is a novel that pulls heavily from japanese folklore and jhorror movie tropes. The best parts of the book were the ones focusing on japanese culture, and the ones actually happening. The girl from the well is a young adult series of novels by rin chupeco. The story of okiku, who died in a well outside the castle. She also happens to be a spirit that gets revenge on child murderers i can get behind that. Okikus interest is triggered, and she starts following him. The girl from the well audiobooks listen to the full. The girl from the well by rin chupeco book trailer youtube. The story is told from the ghost, okiku, and at first, it felt very detached, but i think it kind of worked to bring a more general creepiness to the story. While his neighbors fear him, okiku knows the boy is not a monster. The spirits name was once okiku, and if youre familiar with your japanese folklore, is based on a muchbeloved legend.
The girl from the well book hamilton public library. The girl from the well ebook king county library system. There are two okikus, the young servant girl who was killed three centuries ago and the vengeful spirit who hangs from the ceiling, tears out spleens and generally scares the crap out of everyone. Tark needs to be freed from the malevolence that clings to him. Aug 01, 2014 the vengeful japanese spirit okiku wanders the world hunting down and slaying child murderers. While the book appears to be framed as solely okikus story, the novel actually follows a trio of protagonists, though okiku is the main narrative thread connecting the other two. Once a victim herself, she now takes the lives of killers with the vengeance theyre due. Okiku, who worked in a dungeon beneath the castle, was the servant to a samurai named tessan aoyama, and. The girl from the well its hard not to think of ringu aka the ring. She may be over three hundred, but shes still getting around. Okiku is a vengeful spirit who wanders the world, tracking down. Shes been a technical writer and a travel blogger but now makes things up for a living.
Seventeenyearold tark has adjusted pretty well to life with okiku, the vengeful spirit that accompanies him wherever he goes. This book goes so well with blood orange tea that i think i dont even want to. The girl from the well by rin chupeco follows a young boy, tarquin, and his cousin callie, through the eyes of a dead spirit who has wandered the earth for roughly three hundred years. The girl from the well audiobooks listen to the full series. Okiku, or better known as the girl from the well, has had quite the busy year. Okiku was the name of a servant girl who lost a precious plate, died a terrible death, and returned as a vengeful ghost. The girl from the well is a novel that pulls heavily from japanese folklore and jhorror movie tropes. Okiku has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the innocent ghosts of the murdereddead and taking the lives of killers with the vengeance they are due, but when she meets tark she knows the moody teen with the series of intricate tattoos is not a monster and needs to be freed from the demonic malevolence that clings to him. The suffering by rin chupeco published last september 8, is the second installment to the first spooky novel, the girl from the well which had been released last year. By this i mean that i can tell where all the influences come from. She managed to help eradicate the entity that had been plaguing him, but. The information about the girl from the well shown above was first featured in. Whenever theres a monster hurting a child the same way she was hurt 300 years ago in japan her spirit is there to deliver punishment.
Why the girl from the well is a horror novel you need to read. Looks like there are at least as many locations of the well of the poor girl as there are different versions of her story. The girl from the well book deschutes public library. The girl from the well tells of a teenage girl who has been a ghost for 300 years whose mission is to take revenge on those who abuse and murder children. Okiku is one of japans most famous vengeful spirits shes the girl from the well. The girl from the well ebook written by rin chupeco. When okiku inadvertently rescues a troubled american teenager she recognizes the demonic presence. Whenever theres a monster hurting a child the same way she was hurt 300 years ago in japan. The two books are like retellings of japanese folklore. When okiku inadvertently rescues a troubled american teenager she. The girl from the well book johnson county library. Why the girl from the well is a horror novel you need to.
The girl from the well is a young adult horror series by rin chupeco okiku is dead, but not departed. The ring meets the exorcist in this haunting story about a boy whose last hope for protection lies with a vengeful ghostokiku wants vengeanceand she gets it. The ghost story of okiku, an unfortunate servant maid, is one of the best known and was transformed into a kabuki play and numerous novels. Sep 30, 2019 in general, i thought that the characters were wellwritten and their development was well done. Aug 30, 2014 my main difficulty with this book, however, stems from the fact that i am such a big japanese horror fan. Okiku, who worked in a dungeon beneath the castle, was the servant to a samurai named tessan aoyama, and aoyama took a particular liking. The boy is not a monster, but something evil writhes beneath his skin, trapped by a series of intricate tattoos.
All the variations of the ghost story of okiku have an extremely wrongful and cruel treatment of a poor girl of the lower classes in common. Having okiku as the storyteller is the key to the books allure. The girl from the well by rin chupeco stephani michelle. And with okikus narration and the introduction and buildup of the girl from the wells world, i felt that the novel was really going places. She has made it her task to chase after childrens murderers and kill them. Oct 10, 2016 there are two okikus, the young servant girl who was killed three centuries ago and the vengeful spirit who hangs from the ceiling, tears out spleens and generally scares the crap out of everyone. In the novel, our narrator is a ghost named okiku, betrayed and murdered centuries earlier, and now consumed by rage and an unyielding desire for vengeance. The book is told in first person, present tense, from the ghost okikus perspective. In general, i thought that the characters were wellwritten and their development was well done. Jul 16, 2019 the girl from the well tells of a teenage girl who has been a ghost for 300 years whose mission is to take revenge on those who abuse and murder children. The girl from the well is told by okiku, a japanese girl who died three hundred years ago by being thrown headfirst into a well when she was sixteen. Aug 05, 2014 chupeco bases her modern horror story on an old japanese folk tale about a vengeful spirit named okiku.
Her character is loosely based on bancho sarayashiki, a popular japanese ghost story. She has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the spirits of the murdereddead. Tark is able to control okiku s blood lust, harnessing and aiming it at only those that truly deserve it. In okikus case, that underlying nature is a slighted, tortured, and murdered young woman who gleefully exacts revenge on other murderers. The girl from the well okiku is a restless spirit that has been wandering the earth.
The girl from the well book pima county public library. Though she frees the ghosts of other tormented souls to pass to the afterlife, the violent path she has chosen means that she herself can never move on. Booklist the girl from the well is part the ring, part the grudge and part the exorcista fantastically creepy story sure to keep readers up at night okiku is one of the most interesting. Okiku is one of japans most famous vengeful spirits shes the girl from the well, star of many horror stories and horror movies. Okiku is a vengeful spirit who wanders the world, tracking down those. I love being able to witnessbeing shown characters developing and changing as the story goes on. In the last few months alone, shes killed child murderers, fought evil demons and even attached her spirit to a human, tark. Jul 09, 2014 which brings me to the next point of praise for the girl from the well the two other main characters.
After the events of the last book, tark has now become okikus partner. The girl from the well publishers summary okiku wants vengeance. The girl from the well is part the ring, part the grudge and part the exorcista fantastically creepy story sure to keep readers up at night okiku is one of the most interesting ya characters to date. Once a victim herself, she now takes the lives of killers. She was killed when the man who she loved betrayed her in the worst way possibleand for a while, she was just as bad as the movies portrayed her. My main difficulty with this book, however, stems from the fact that i am such a big japanese horror fan. Whenever theres a monster hurting a childthe same way she was hurt 300 years ago in japanher spirit is there to deliver punishment. She is the author of the girl from the well, the suffering, the bone witch trilogy, and the a hundred named for magic trilogy. This is me branching out a bit, keeping diversity alive in my book pile. They come together eventually to reveal the full story and, with their opacity, contribute to the books slowly mounting suspense.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the girl from the well. The girl from the well book king county library system. Her story has been retold countless times in folk tales, puppet theater, kabuki, film, and manga. This book has a surprising narrator a young girl named okiku, who just happens to be dead. Told in a marvelously disjointed fashion from okikus numbersobsessed point of view, this story unfolds with creepy imagery and an intimate.
Okiku was brutally murdered 300 years ago at age 16 and has roamed. The girl from the well is a young adult horror series by rin chupeco. But releasing innocent ghosts from their ethereal tethers does not bring okiku peace. After her murder, she lingered as a stringyhaired ghost girl who inflicts gruesome vengeance on murderers of children. The girl from the well book charlotte mecklenburg library.
The okiku of chapter 1 isnt the same as the one at the end of the book and the same with tark. At the beginning of the book, okiku is wandering from place to. Theres some gruesome, bloody, gory, horrormovietype violence. Along with oiwa and otsuyu, okikus tale is one of the nihon san dai kaidan japans big three ghost stories. The girl from the well book chicago public library. Bancho sarayashiki in the kabuki play bancho sarayashiki, okiku is a maid at the mansion of the japanese samurai tessan aoyama. The girl from the well is part the ring, part the grudge and part the exorcista fantastically creepy story sure to keep readers up at night okiku is one of the most interesting ya characters to. Okiku has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the innocent ghosts of the murdered dead, and taking the lives of killers with the vengeance they are due, but when she meets tark, she knows the moody teen with the series of intricate tattoos is not a monster and needs to be freed from the demonic malevolence that clings to him. Which brings me to the next point of praise for the girl from the well the two other main characters. A fantastically creepy story sure to keep readers up at night. The two are pulled into a world of eerie doll rituals and dark shinto exorcisms that will take them from the american midwest to the remote valleys and shrines of aomori, japan. Oct 09, 2019 okiku is one of japans most famous vengeful spirits shes the girl from the well, star of many horror stories and horror movies. The girl from the well by rin chupeco overdrive rakuten.
While the book appears to be framed as solely okiku s story, the novel actually follows a trio of protagonists, though okiku is the main narrative thread connecting the other two. Jan 17, 2017 the story of okiku, who died in a well outside the castle. Raised in manila, philippines, she keeps four pets. Parents need to know that the girl from the well is the first book in a series based on the legend of japanese ghost okiku. Dead faces are described as being bloated and decayed. Ever since, she has walked the earth as a ghost terrible to behold. The avenging spirit okiku and her teenage pal search for a lost friend. She writes in okikus formal, ghostly voice, requiring readers to piece together strange episodes that introduce not only okiku, but also tarquin and his family, only slowly revealing the severity of the danger tarquin faces. The girl from the well is part the ring, part the grudge and part the exorcist.
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