Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the girl from the well. She managed to help eradicate the entity that had been plaguing him, but. She is troubled by him, his disassociation with people and takes it upon herself to help him. Along with oiwa and otsuyu, okikus tale is one of the nihon san dai kaidan japans big three ghost stories. While his neighbors fear him, okiku knows the boy is not a monster. Tetsuzan realizes that it is the ghost of okiku, but is entirely unmoved. The tale of okikus well then goes on to explain that, every night between the hours of two and three, the restless and deeply troubled soul of the servant girl rises from within the well, that had become her watery grave for crimes she did not commit. After the events of the last book, tark has now become okikus partner.
Theres some gruesome, bloody, gory, horrormovietype violence. The other major characters in the book were well written too especially tark. Aug 07, 2014 the vengeful japanese spirit okiku wanders the world hunting down and slaying child murderers. The girl from the well ebook king county library system. 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. 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. According to her story, the servant girl okiku was murdered by her lover.
This book has a surprising narrator a young girl named okiku, who just happens to be dead. The play ends with the ghost of okiku rising from the well, tetsuzan staring at her contemptuously. The information about the girl from the well shown above was first featured in. 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. Aug 05, 2014 the girl from the well ebook written by rin chupeco. A fantastically creepy story sure to keep readers up at night. There is a dead girl walking the quiet streets of applegate, leaving mangled bodies. In the novel, our narrator is a ghost named okiku, betrayed. Okiku has dispassionately existed only to take vengeance, and the. Oct 10, 2016 im really enjoying reading horror stories this month. 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. The girl from the well is a novel that pulls heavily from japanese folklore and jhorror movie tropes. Okiku is one of japans most famous vengeful spirits shes the girl from the well. Aug 30, 2014 but maybe this raised my expectations to an unrealistic degree.
The girl from the well by rin chupeco started out as a really solid read that had me totally captivated, but then it all fell apart. Ever since, she has walked the earth as a ghost terrible to behold. Why the girl from the well is a horror novel you need to. 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. Once a victim herself, she now takes the lives of killers with the vengeance theyre due. Okiku was brutally murdered 300 years ago at age 16 and has roamed the world. She has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the spirits of the murdereddead. She has made it her task to chase after childrens murderers and kill. She also happens to be a spirit that gets revenge on child murderers i can get behind that. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Mar 01, 2016 the girl from the well by rin chupeco started out as a really solid read that had me totally captivated, but then it all fell apart. The vengeful japanese spirit okiku wanders the world hunting down and slaying child murderers. Aug 01, 2014 the vengeful japanese spirit okiku wanders the world hunting down and slaying child murderers.
The girl from the well wasnt on my official tbr, but it was recommended to me. Okamoto kido version in 1655, in edo, a vassal of the shogun aoyama harima has fallen in love with a young servant girl okiku. Okiku was the name of a servant girl who lost a precious plate, died a terrible death, and returned as a vengeful ghost. In 1655, in edo, a vassal of the shogun aoyama harima has fallen in love with a young servant girl okiku.
They are called okiku mushi because it is believed they are born from the vengeance of okikus ghost, from the story bancho sarayashiki. The girl from the well is haunting but has a heartwarming ending. 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 ya characters to date. 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. I swear, haunting as in even after days of reading the book, an image of okiku or the ghosts of the dead children or the black lady will pop in my head and give me the goosies. But maybe this raised my expectations to an unrealistic degree. 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. Lets all take a moment to mourn the lose of such promise. We do not go gentle, as your poet encourages, into that good night. The girl from the well book pima county public library. And while hes nice and all, the book is called the girl from the well, not the tattooed boy with a masked demon bound to his soul. The girl from the well by rin chupeco stephani michelle. Tark needs to be freed from the malevolence that clings to him. Okiku was brutally murdered 300 years ago at age 16 and has roamed the world ever since, killing child murderers.
Instead of focusing on okiku and her afterlife of vengeanceseeking, the book detours into revolving around tark. Aug 05, 2014 chupeco bases her modern horror story on an old japanese folk tale about a vengeful spirit named okiku. But releasing innocent ghosts from their ethereal tethers does not bring okiku peace. The dead do not always rest okiku knows anger and pain. 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. After her murder, she lingered as a stringyhaired ghost girl who inflicts gruesome vengeance on murderers of children. Okiku is a restless spirit that has been wandering the earth. But my state of being has nothing to do with the curiosity toward my own species, if we can be called such. Today we are thrilled to have author rin chupeco over to talk about inspirations and influences for her debut novel, ya horror story the girl from the well. 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.
In the novel, our narrator is a ghost named okiku, betrayed and murdered. The girl from the well book king county library system. When okiku inadvertently rescues a troubled american teenager she recognizes the demonic presence. Thea loved the book, so we are delighted to have rin talk about the folktale behind the novel. In okikus case, that underlying nature is a slighted, tortured, and murdered young woman who gleefully exacts revenge on other murderers. 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. The girl from the well by rin chupeco book trailer youtube. The girl from the well ebook written by rin chupeco.
Okiku is one of the most interesting ya characters to date. The narrative is the ghost girl, okiku and she is the girl from the ring in a sense. Why the girl from the well is a horror novel you need to read. Tetsuzan realizes that it is the ghost of okiku but is entirely unmoved. 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. 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.
Okiku is a vengeful spirit who wanders the world, tracking down those who abuse and murder children, killing them to free their victims souls. The girl from the well book the kansas city public. 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. The girl from the well book deschutes public library. The girl from the well can improve the readers memory. The legend of where a king 300 years earlier had her, his loyal servant killed and she has since become a monster, someone who kills. The girl from the well girl from the well by rin chupeco. Okiku, or better known as the girl from the well, has had quite the busy year. The creation and genesis of okiku according to the japanese legend, okiku. 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. Along with oiwa and otsuyu, okiku s tale is one of the nihon san dai kaidan japans big three ghost stories. The girl from the well book charlotte mecklenburg library.
The first book, the girl from the well, was published through sourcebooks fire on august 5, 2014 and was followed by the suffering, which released on september 8, 2015. Seventeenyearold tark knows what it is to be powerless. 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. Her body was tied up, she was tortured, and then her body was discarded into the well of himeji castle. Her story has been retold countless times in folk tales, puppet theater, kabuki, film, and manga. The girl from the well is part the ring, part the grudge and part the exorcist. 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. She has made it her task to chase after childrens murderers and kill them.
This book goes so well with blood orange tea that i think i dont even want to. But different from the ghost story of yotsuya, revenge towards the tormenter is. Okiku is one of japans most famous vengeful spirits shes the girl from the well, star of many horror stories and horror movies. As you read the book, you have a variety of meanings, their origins, ambitions, history and nuances, as well as various circles and subtransfers each story. Dead faces are described as being bloated and decayed. While the book appears to be framed as solely okikus story, the novel actually follows a trio of protagonists, though okiku is. They come together eventually to reveal the full story and, with their opacity, contribute to the. From the highlyacclaimed author of the bone witch trilogy comes this breathtaking and haunting companion to the girl from the well.
The girl from the well book chicago public library. Mar 25, 2016 the girl from the well by rin chupeco. The girl from the well is a young adult horror series by rin chupeco okiku is dead, but not departed. It felt wrong not to include it in the run up to halloween. Jul 09, 2014 which brings me to the next point of praise for the girl from the well the two other main characters. The girl from the well by rin chupeco overdrive rakuten. The girl from the well is a young adult series of novels by rin chupeco. The spirits name was once okiku, and if youre familiar with your japanese folklore, is based on a muchbeloved. I love okiku and the fact that she was a selfless ghost, protecting the children and taking down the evil child killers. 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 book hamilton public library. 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. The debut novel from rin chupeco, the girl from the well is a sliver of. Just a little to remember, but the brain is a beautiful thing and relatively easy to remember these things.
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