![]() Though the two have no connection outside of the fact that Ryuji watches the tape in an effort to help Asakawa uncover its secrets and save himself, they operate on opposite sides of a spectrum that sits at the heart of the novel and many of its subsequent iterations. Perhaps the most compelling is the way it handles Ryuji and Sadako. But there are plenty of other secrets within its pages to send interested readers on a hunt for the source material. There is much about Suzuki’s novel that those who have seen the 1998 Japanese and aughts American films will be familiar with. ![]() In her connection to the tape lies the answer that could save Asakawa, his friend and colleague with a checkered past Ryuji, and perhaps even the world. ![]() Racing to find out what needs to be done to break the curse and reveal the origins of the tape, Asakawa uncovers the tragic life and death of Sadako Yamamura, a young girl with mysterious powers. Along the way, he discovers a mysterious cursed videotape that dooms its viewers to death seven days later unless they can complete an unknown act. Suzuki’s novel is the tale of Japanese journalist Asakawa looking to uncover the connection between a recent spate of deaths of four teenagers, one of whom is his niece. Reading Ringnow, with or without previous exposure to any of its film adaptations or sequels, offers some remarkably timely insights into how much-or little-our attitudes toward the abnormal have shifted. ![]()
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