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The Suffering

  • 2015 first published
  • 313 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (3 ratings)
  • 6 editions

The Suffering is a 2015 ghost story and horror novel by Rin Chupeco. It features Tark and Okiku. It deals with good and evil, ghosts, revenge and asian author.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 36 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.

It runs to roughly 313 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Suffering

"When an old friend disappears in Aokigahara, Japan's infamous 'suicide forest,' Tark and the ghostly Okiku must resolve their differences and return to find her. In a strange village inside Aokigahara, old ghosts and an ancient evil lie waiting"--
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Characters

  • Tark
  • Okiku

Subjects

  • Good and evil
  • Young adult fiction
  • Horror stories
  • Horror tales
  • Ghosts
  • Children's fiction
  • Horror
  • Revenge
  • Asian author
  • PoC author
  • WoC author

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Suffering?

The Suffering was written by Rin Chupeco and first published in 2015.

What genre is The Suffering?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Horror.

How long is The Suffering?

The median edition has 313 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Suffering?

Readers who like it often enjoy Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Welcome to Dead House and It.

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