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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4/5. Even with a cliffhanger of an ending, I still found myself enjoying this book. I wish it was just a touch longer or more straightforward, but that might ruin the noir vibes of the narrative.
It lived up to the hype but good grief....that ending. I read this and Christa Faust's Choke Hold back to back and now I need a hug.
Man lasse sich von dem anheimelnden Bild auf dem Cover nicht einlullen - auf knapp 200 Seiten begegnen wir einem jungen Mann, der im Tokioter Untergrund unterwegs ist und auf den Straßen Menschen bestiehlt. Seine pathologische Genauigkeit und Raffinesse beim Bestehlen sind sehr spannend zu lesen.
Er verwindet so einige Traumata, berichtet von seiner diebischen Karriere und begegnet einem kleinen Jungen, der ihn stark an sich selbst erinnert.
Der Roman bot eine gute Unterhaltung, aber er ragt weder sprachlich, noch inhaltlich oder durch besonderen Tiefgang heraus.
Ein Individuum, das ein besseres Leben verdient hätte, scheitert an seiner eigenen Menschlichkeit, die anderen und vor allem richtigen Gangstern in Tokio bereits abhanden kam.
Einige zweifelnde Gedanken erinnerten mich stark an Dostojewskis Raskolnikow aus "Schuld und Sühne" - das wusste zu gefallen.
Lesenswert als Zwischenlektüre, aber nicht überwältigend.
Er verwindet so einige Traumata, berichtet von seiner diebischen Karriere und begegnet einem kleinen Jungen, der ihn stark an sich selbst erinnert.
Der Roman bot eine gute Unterhaltung, aber er ragt weder sprachlich, noch inhaltlich oder durch besonderen Tiefgang heraus.
Ein Individuum, das ein besseres Leben verdient hätte, scheitert an seiner eigenen Menschlichkeit, die anderen und vor allem richtigen Gangstern in Tokio bereits abhanden kam.
Einige zweifelnde Gedanken erinnerten mich stark an Dostojewskis Raskolnikow aus "Schuld und Sühne" - das wusste zu gefallen.
Lesenswert als Zwischenlektüre, aber nicht überwältigend.
I got this as an ARC as part of the Goodreads first reads giveaway. Thanks for the great book!
I really enjoyed reading this, but my biggest complaint is that it's so short! I wanted to know more about the characters. It read more like a short story rather than a novel, and many things were left open. I liked the 'villain', I guess that's kind of a weird title for that character. Anyway, he was interesting and convincing as a bad guy.
I feel like some of the beauty of the language must have been lost during the translation but that also could be because it was not the final edit. Some parts felt a little choppy. Anyway, other than a few things, and the fact that I wanted more (which is almost a compliment in a way) it was pretty good.
I really enjoyed reading this, but my biggest complaint is that it's so short! I wanted to know more about the characters. It read more like a short story rather than a novel, and many things were left open. I liked the 'villain', I guess that's kind of a weird title for that character. Anyway, he was interesting and convincing as a bad guy.
I feel like some of the beauty of the language must have been lost during the translation but that also could be because it was not the final edit. Some parts felt a little choppy. Anyway, other than a few things, and the fact that I wanted more (which is almost a compliment in a way) it was pretty good.
An excellent book, with some of the best writing I've seen this year. Laconic but iconic, I thought. Character was outstanding; plot was outstanding; you never once lost sight of the quest. Imaginative and somehow poignant, without emoting. The translator has to be commended. It must have been very difficult to work on this and get the meaning because some of it reminds you of poetry in its brevity and pithiness. But it was haunting. Highly recommend this to book clubs as a source for a new reading experience.
I really liked this book even if it didn't connected very well with me, but I think is the Japanese style, I keep on reading Banana Yoshimoto and Murakami Haruki with the same feeling. Anyway the story is good but the plot isn't something particularly new. Ifo you love Japan and its rarefaction atmosphere, you can probably appreciate this thriller.(?)
Mi è piaciuto questo libro, anche se non posso dire che mi abbia toccato pià di tanto, ma credo sia lo stile giapponese, continuo a leggere la Yoshimoto e Murakami esattamente con le stesse senzazioni. Comunque la storia è carina senza che la trama sia particolarmente innovativa, chiaramente se vi piace il Giappone e tutte le sue atmosfere rarefatte è probabile che possiate apprezzare questo giallo.
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND SOHO PRESS FOR THE PREVIEW
Mi è piaciuto questo libro, anche se non posso dire che mi abbia toccato pià di tanto, ma credo sia lo stile giapponese, continuo a leggere la Yoshimoto e Murakami esattamente con le stesse senzazioni. Comunque la storia è carina senza che la trama sia particolarmente innovativa, chiaramente se vi piace il Giappone e tutte le sue atmosfere rarefatte è probabile che possiate apprezzare questo giallo.
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND SOHO PRESS FOR THE PREVIEW
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The critics loved it but I couldn't find a single well-written review. Then I read it and understood why. I think it loses something in the translation though.