She is the author of the girl from the well, the suffering, the bone witch trilogy, and the a hundred named for magic trilogy. After the events of the last book, tark has now become okikus partner. She has made it her task to chase after childrens murderers and kill them. By this i mean that i can tell where all the influences come from. The girl from the well book king county library system. At the beginning of the book, okiku is wandering from place to. Okiku, or better known as the girl from the well, has had quite the busy year. The girl from the well by rin chupeco overdrive rakuten. 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, who worked in a dungeon beneath the castle, was the servant to a samurai named tessan aoyama, and aoyama took a particular liking. 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. Aug 01, 2014 the vengeful japanese spirit okiku wanders the world hunting down and slaying child murderers. 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.
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. Her character is loosely based on bancho sarayashiki, a popular japanese ghost story. Okiku, who worked in a dungeon beneath the castle, was the servant to a samurai named tessan aoyama, and. The girl from the well is a young adult horror series by rin chupeco. In general, i thought that the characters were wellwritten and their development was well done. Raised in manila, philippines, she keeps four pets. But releasing innocent ghosts from their ethereal tethers does not bring okiku peace. The avenging spirit okiku and her teenage pal search for a lost friend. 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. The best parts of the book were the ones focusing on japanese culture, and the ones actually happening. A fantastically creepy story sure to keep readers up at night. Her story has been retold countless times in folk tales, puppet theater, kabuki, film, and manga. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the girl from the well.
Jul 09, 2014 which brings me to the next point of praise for the girl from the well the two other main characters. Okiku was brutally murdered 300 years ago at age 16 and has roamed. 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. When okiku inadvertently rescues a troubled american teenager she. The girl from the well by rin chupeco book trailer youtube. While his neighbors fear him, okiku knows the boy is not a monster. Okiku is one of japans most famous vengeful spirits shes the girl from the well. 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. The girl from the well audiobooks listen to the full series.
The boy is not a monster, but something evil writhes beneath his skin, trapped by a series of intricate tattoos. The girl from the well is a young adult horror series by rin chupeco okiku is dead, but not departed. Aug 30, 2014 my main difficulty with this book, however, stems from the fact that i am such a big japanese horror fan. In okikus case, that underlying nature is a slighted, tortured, and murdered young woman who gleefully exacts revenge on other murderers. Tark needs to be freed from the malevolence that clings to him. Shes been a technical writer and a travel blogger but now makes things up for a living. The vengeful japanese spirit okiku wanders the world hunting down and slaying child murderers. Dead faces are described as being bloated and decayed.
Told in a marvelously disjointed fashion from okikus numbersobsessed point of view, this story unfolds with creepy imagery and an intimate. Why the girl from the well is a horror novel you need to read. Okikus interest is triggered, and she starts following him. Okiku is one of japans most famous vengeful spirits shes the girl from the well, star of many horror stories and horror movies. Sep 30, 2019 in general, i thought that the characters were wellwritten and their development was well done. After her murder, she lingered as a stringyhaired ghost girl who inflicts gruesome vengeance on murderers of children. Tark is able to control okiku s blood lust, harnessing and aiming it at only those that truly deserve it. 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. The girl from the well publishers summary okiku wants vengeance. The two books are like retellings of japanese folklore. 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. 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. 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. Jan 17, 2017 the story of okiku, who died in a well outside the castle.
When okiku inadvertently rescues a troubled american teenager she recognizes the demonic presence. The girl from the well book pima county public library. Theres some gruesome, bloody, gory, horrormovietype violence. My main difficulty with this book, however, stems from the fact that i am such a big japanese horror fan. The girl from the well ebook written by rin chupeco. The information about the girl from the well shown above was first featured in. The girl from the well by rin chupeco stephani michelle. The girl from the well book chicago public library. She may be over three hundred, but shes still getting around. 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. The girl from the well is part the ring, part the grudge and part the exorcist. The girl from the well book deschutes public library.
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. The girl from the well book hamilton public library. Whenever theres a monster hurting a child the same way she was hurt 300 years ago in japan. This is me branching out a bit, keeping diversity alive in my book pile. But different from the ghost story of yotsuya, revenge towards the tormenter is. They come together eventually to reveal the full story and, with their opacity, contribute to the books slowly mounting suspense. 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.
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. The girl from the well book the kansas city public. The girl from the well is a young adult series of novels by rin chupeco. 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. Okiku was the name of a servant girl who lost a precious plate, died a terrible death, and returned as a vengeful ghost. Bancho sarayashiki in the kabuki play bancho sarayashiki, okiku is a maid at the mansion of the japanese samurai tessan aoyama. She has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the spirits of the murdereddead. Throughout the book okiku becomes more human, she feels a need to protect tark and it overcomes her vengeful nature. The girl from the well its hard not to think of ringu aka the ring. 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.
The girl from the well is a novel that pulls heavily from japanese folklore and jhorror movie tropes. Okiku was brutally murdered 300 years ago at age 16 and has roamed the world ever since, killing child murderers. The girl from the well okiku is a restless spirit that has been wandering the earth. Once a victim herself, she now takes the lives of killers. I love being able to witnessbeing shown characters developing and changing as the story goes on.
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. 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. This book has a surprising narrator a young girl named okiku, who just happens to be dead. The story of okiku, who died in a well outside the castle. Along with oiwa and otsuyu, okikus tale is one of the nihon san dai kaidan japans big three ghost stories.
Okiku is a vengeful spirit who wanders the world, tracking down those. The girl from the well book johnson county library. 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. 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. The girl from the well audiobooks listen to the full. Which brings me to the next point of praise for the girl from the well the two other main characters. 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. Whenever theres a monster hurting a childthe same way she was hurt 300 years ago in japanher spirit is there to deliver punishment. Tark is able to control okikus blood lust, harnessing and aiming it at only those that truly deserve it.
The spirits name was once okiku, and if youre familiar with your japanese folklore, is based on a muchbeloved legend. Okiku is a vengeful spirit who wanders the world, tracking down. 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. Aug 05, 2014 chupeco bases her modern horror story on an old japanese folk tale about a vengeful spirit named okiku. 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. Aug 07, 2014 the vengeful japanese spirit okiku wanders the world hunting down and slaying child murderers.
In the last few months alone, shes killed child murderers, fought evil demons and even attached her spirit to a human, tark. 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. Mar 01, 2016 the girl from the well is a novel that pulls heavily from japanese folklore and jhorror movie tropes. Why the girl from the well is a horror novel you need to.
Once a victim herself, she now takes the lives of killers with the vengeance theyre due. Seventeenyearold tark has adjusted pretty well to life with okiku, the vengeful spirit that accompanies him wherever he goes. A lot of okikus portrayal reminded me of juon aka the grudge. Having okiku as the storyteller is the key to the books allure. Looks like there are at least as many locations of the well of the poor girl as there are different versions of her story. Okiku is one of the most interesting ya characters to date. She also happens to be a spirit that gets revenge on child murderers i can get behind that. 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. Ever since, she has walked the earth as a ghost terrible to behold.
The book is told in first person, present tense, from the ghost okikus perspective. 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. The girl from the well ebook king county library system. 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. I love being able to witnessbeing shown characters. She managed to help eradicate the entity that had been plaguing him, but. This book goes so well with blood orange tea that i think i dont even want to. The other major characters in the book were well written too especially tark.
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