Parasyte 5 [Paperback]

Hitoshi Iwaaki (Author)

Book Description

Series: Parasyte | Publication Date: October 28, 2008

MONSTER

Shinichi was just an ordinary high school student, until his body was invaded by a parasite, a horrifying alien being. Now Shinichi is a monster with a human face . . . and a human conscience. He is unlike anything else in the world–part man, part alien, and caught in a desperate struggle to save his own soul.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 16 and up
  
• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (October 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345500334
• ISBN-13: 978-0345500335
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.9 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #864,887 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of plot building in this book, but not much action., June 19, 2001

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Mark Williams (Goodman, MS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Parasyte #5 (Paperback)

Parasyte is one of my favorite mangas. Heck, it is my favorite comic, right next to Blade of the Immortal, Spiderman, and Cerebus. It is a thinking-man's story, and I think that's the reason I like it so much. A lot of the story is built around the characters and how they deal with an alien invasion that is killing out the human race!

This fifth volume has the least action of any Parasyte graphic novel that I have read yet. Most of the story is built around showing how the bad Parasytes are trying to fit in with society. They establish themselves as a (secret) political power, so that they can hide all the deaths in the city better and keep public panic down. Shin and Lefty spend most of the book just walking around, amazed at how organized the bad Parasytes have gotten. Towards the end of the book, there is a MAJOR confrontation between a Parasyte and someone close to Shin. Shin starts to doubt his own humanity.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorey, creepy, the tension builds!, February 7, 2008

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T. Cox "_WiRedShIn_" (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Parasyte #5 (Paperback)

Surprisingly this volume is hard to come by! At least the series is being re-printed so maybe those who missed out the first time will be able to buy it. This volume has more gore and violence then any other of the entire series. The setting is at the high school where one of the Parasytes goes on a rampage killing everyone in its path! The suspense and tension is incredible! I recall one sequence where Shin throws a rock from the top of another building and the action looks like it could be easily animated. I am very impressed by the artwork, but out of the entire series this volume is a definite favorite of mine. Still buy the whole series it really is amazing and worth adding to any collection and a lot goes on in the plot. So you will find yourself wanting to pick up the next volume until you reach the end. What a great ride it is! Believe me reading one is never enough you'll be wanting to see how it turns out in the end.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The world begins to discover the parasytes...., July 12, 2001

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Andrew W. Cunningham (Indianapolis, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Parasyte #5 (Paperback)

In this 5th installment, the world has discovered the existence of the parasyte monsters and has devised a test to determine who is "one of them". People go around pulling out each other's hair, with amusing results. Lots of gore and killer b&w art characterize this manga series, and this book doesn't disappoint. If you are in the mood for an interesting and imaginative read, this one's for you!