Junji Ito's writing style can best be summarized by "literally". Take a common saying, cliché or play on words and stick to the literal meaning dialed to 11/10. That's the normal plot for any Ito story. Black Paradox is no exception. A group of people intend to commit group suicide, leaving this world to the next. Well... guess what... You can say that the real plot however is the line "The price of progress has been humanity's soul". I'll leave it at that to avoid spoilers. Over all it's an interesting read with odd visuals. A bit meh compared to his other works though which is why I'm lowering thescore a little.

Book comes with two bonus stories. The licking woman, which is about a woman that licks... go figure. And Mystery Pavilion which was just two pages.