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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Might try reading the book rather than listen to audiobook. White guy narrating a book set in Japan is so cringe
"Which is harder: devising an unsolvable problem, or solving that problem?"
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino is a remarkable page-turner which I found difficult to put down. Everything become more amazingly perplexing as I dive more into the story.
The events in The Devotion of Suspect X centered around Yasuko, a divorced single mother who had her life turns upside down when her abusive ex-husband, Togashi turned up on her doorstep. A confrontation between them and Yasuko's daughter then led to the death of Togashi. Devotion of Suspect X also take on the narrative of murder investigation performed by Detective Kusanagi of the Tokyo Police and his friend, Yukawa who's also a physicist.
The book has an unusual approach where the preparator(s) were already revealed. The information on how the victim was murdered and seemingly disposition plan of the body were provided early on. Thus, the readers thought they can foresee everything based on the information but they won't see what's coming.
Not only The Devotion of Suspect X is packed with the mystery of 'why?' & 'how?', it also tinkered with the physiological aspect by exploring the emotions felt by the characters. Considering the author's background in engineering, the elements of mathematics and physics in it also make it somewhat enjoyable to read. Those elements simultaneously provide more depth and connection to the characters. With that in mind, this is recommended not just for crime fiction and thrillers fan, but also highly recommended to anyone who's intrigued by the idea of mathematics blended into crime.
The Devotion of Suspect X offers a heartbreakingly poignant ending that had me cried a bucket of tears. This is the first book by Keigo Higashino for me and it certainly wouldn't be the last. His writing compelled me to the end.
"The world needs its cogs and even a cog may say how it gets used. In fact, only a cog may determine its eventual meaning in the system."
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino is a remarkable page-turner which I found difficult to put down. Everything become more amazingly perplexing as I dive more into the story.
The events in The Devotion of Suspect X centered around Yasuko, a divorced single mother who had her life turns upside down when her abusive ex-husband, Togashi turned up on her doorstep. A confrontation between them and Yasuko's daughter then led to the death of Togashi. Devotion of Suspect X also take on the narrative of murder investigation performed by Detective Kusanagi of the Tokyo Police and his friend, Yukawa who's also a physicist.
The book has an unusual approach where the preparator(s) were already revealed. The information on how the victim was murdered and seemingly disposition plan of the body were provided early on. Thus, the readers thought they can foresee everything based on the information but they won't see what's coming.
Not only The Devotion of Suspect X is packed with the mystery of 'why?' & 'how?', it also tinkered with the physiological aspect by exploring the emotions felt by the characters. Considering the author's background in engineering, the elements of mathematics and physics in it also make it somewhat enjoyable to read. Those elements simultaneously provide more depth and connection to the characters. With that in mind, this is recommended not just for crime fiction and thrillers fan, but also highly recommended to anyone who's intrigued by the idea of mathematics blended into crime.
The Devotion of Suspect X offers a heartbreakingly poignant ending that had me cried a bucket of tears. This is the first book by Keigo Higashino for me and it certainly wouldn't be the last. His writing compelled me to the end.
"The world needs its cogs and even a cog may say how it gets used. In fact, only a cog may determine its eventual meaning in the system."
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Light and enjoyable detective mystery which kept me entertained throughout. I didn’t pick the twist at all which was fun. The characters were not really fleshed out much and I’m not sure if this was a stylistic choice, a cultural difference or related to the translation from Japanese. As a result I didn’t really feel connected to them for the most part, although just as the book ended there were some very emotional passages which were more engaging. Overall a solid 3.75.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
tôi không ưa toán lắm, cũng không thích đố, nhưng quyển này hay phết.
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I feel like this author and I are just jamming together on the same vibe. I've seen other people's reviews and YouTube reactions/book club live shows and my reactions are so different to theirs. I really feel like I just fall into this author's worlds and just let him shamelessly manipulate me exactly the way he wants and it's hard for me to imagine not being enthralled by what's happening. They're all like 'meh,' and I'm like what are you talking about?!???
This particular tome follows three threads, and it's another case where Higashino tells you what happened in the very first chapter, who did the killing and why . . . and then still manages to create a suspenseful narrative, not only holding you on tenterhooks about whether or not the murderer will be caught, but how the cover-up was conducted, and introducing thorny personal relationships that impact the unraveling of the crime. This is like a four-part cat and mouse game where there is a cat (Detective Kusanagi), a mouse (the murderer, a woman named Yasuko who kills her ex-husband in self defense, and in defense of her daughter Misato, who also helps with the murder), another cat who is helping the mouse hide her crime (Ishigami, her next door neighbor), and then a third cat who can't decide which cat he wants to win the game (Yokawa aka Detective Galileo, a physics professor who sometimes helps his friend Kusanagi solve crimes like a modern day Sherlock).
The ending about knocked me over, did not see it coming. Very much continue to recommend this author's books, just know going in that it's not a thriller, and it's pretty cerebral. There are a lot of conversations, and it slowly builds up to the ending, so if a slow burn suspense novel isn't your thing, this probably won't be for you. But it's so clever, I kind of think you should give it a try anyway.
This particular tome follows three threads, and it's another case where Higashino tells you what happened in the very first chapter, who did the killing and why . . . and then still manages to create a suspenseful narrative, not only holding you on tenterhooks about whether or not the murderer will be caught, but how the cover-up was conducted, and introducing thorny personal relationships that impact the unraveling of the crime. This is like a four-part cat and mouse game where there is a cat (Detective Kusanagi), a mouse (the murderer, a woman named Yasuko who kills her ex-husband in self defense, and in defense of her daughter Misato, who also helps with the murder), another cat who is helping the mouse hide her crime (Ishigami, her next door neighbor), and then a third cat who can't decide which cat he wants to win the game (Yokawa aka Detective Galileo, a physics professor who sometimes helps his friend Kusanagi solve crimes like a modern day Sherlock).
The ending about knocked me over, did not see it coming. Very much continue to recommend this author's books, just know going in that it's not a thriller, and it's pretty cerebral. There are a lot of conversations, and it slowly builds up to the ending, so if a slow burn suspense novel isn't your thing, this probably won't be for you. But it's so clever, I kind of think you should give it a try anyway.
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A