Title: I adored this book.
Product review: One of the more surreal Hino books I have read, The Red Snake is a sensitive portrayal of an innocent child caught up in the midst of his family's insanity and perversion. I was moved by the poem at the beginning even though I'm sure it loses something in the translation, and I was even more entranced as I watched the book unfold and realized that parts of the poem were being echoed in the story. I am very glad I got this book and it may be my favorite book so far among those I have collected in the Hino Horror series. It definitely ranks up there for me next to Panorama of Hell and I think it's somewhat superior to Mystique Mandala of Hell in its treatment of the child protagonist.I entered the dream (or shall I say, the nightmare) as I read this book.
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