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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
This book follows Yasuko who lives a quiet life until her ex husband shows up at her door one evening shattering the world and Detective Kusanagi who is trying to piece together the events of that night but is finding that nothing quite makes sense. I liked this book. It was a quick, easy read and I was able to read the majority of it in one sitting. I liked the characters well enough and I enjoyed following them. The mystery was intriguing and I liked the final reveal but with the way people rave about this twist I was a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I really liked the reveal and how everything came together I was just expecting a little more from how people talk about this book. I also found the writing to be a little flat and stilted though whether that's an issue with the translation or just the author's writing I'm not sure. However, I would still recommend this book and I would read more by this author in the future.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I didn't enjoy this book. It was a whodunnit with an unstumpable detective type like Poirot or Sherlock Holmes. But all the deductions were based on the most convoluted social norms rather than evidence or observations.
And the characters all felt so over the top in their demonstrations of love or affection, that none of it felt realistic.
And the characters all felt so over the top in their demonstrations of love or affection, that none of it felt realistic.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Oh how I wish I hadn't watched the recent Hindi movie adaptation of this book! I started this amazing piece of murder mystery already knowing the plot twist. And despite that it was an amazing read.
This is what mystery novels should be like. It's realistic, it's fast, it doesn't pull on the threads of believability. The setting is atmospheric, the battle of wits between the two protagonists is sharp. It's also unusual in the way it tackles the mystery, focusing on the 'how', rather than the 'who'. And the murder happening on page almost at the beginning puts the reader in an interesting position. You know 'whodunnit' and now you watch as the detective Gallelio tries to solve it. It's also one of the books where the moral boundaries are blurred and the reader will feel for all the characters, even with their most unfeeling acts. I love it when thrillers dive in character-building.
Highly recommended if you like thrillers. I need to go find myself more books from this series.
You can also connect with me on instagram @biblio.banerjee
This is what mystery novels should be like. It's realistic, it's fast, it doesn't pull on the threads of believability. The setting is atmospheric, the battle of wits between the two protagonists is sharp. It's also unusual in the way it tackles the mystery, focusing on the 'how', rather than the 'who'. And the murder happening on page almost at the beginning puts the reader in an interesting position. You know 'whodunnit' and now you watch as the detective Gallelio tries to solve it. It's also one of the books where the moral boundaries are blurred and the reader will feel for all the characters, even with their most unfeeling acts. I love it when thrillers dive in character-building.
Highly recommended if you like thrillers. I need to go find myself more books from this series.
You can also connect with me on instagram @biblio.banerjee
Bayangkan dua genius adu kecerdasan, tapi bukan masalah penelitian, tapi alibi sebuah pembunuhan. Buku ini menceritakan Yasuko yang membunuh mantan suaminya, tetapi Ia tidak mengaku ke polisi dan malah menyembunyikan mayat sang mantan suami dengan dibantu oleh Ishigami, si guru matematika yang genius.
Well, dari awal udah disuguhi fakta yang mencengangkan dari buku ini, ceritanya pun berlanjut bagaimana fakta tersebut terkuak dengan berbagai cara. Dengan alibi Yasuko yang dibantu oleh Ishigami, susah sekali bagi detektif mendebatnya. Lalu muncullah Yukawa, si dosen yang sekaligus juga teman kuliah Ishigami. Mulailah perang fakta dan alibi oleh keduanya wkwk. Ishigami gila! Cerdas sih. Tapi lebih cerdas Yukawa wkwk, ditambah Yukawa ini punya intuisi yang kuat.
Setelah baca Keajaiban Toko Kelontong Namiya lalu membaca ini rasanya kaget. Ternyata novel yang sama-sama ditulis oleh Keigo ini sangat berbeda genre. Jujur, Keigo cerdas sekali dalam menulis, ceritanya kompleks tapi tidak semrawut. Sepanjang cerita diajak mengikuti alibi Yasuko yang ternyata yaa hhmm.. yaa.. baca sendiri deh wkwk. Satu hal lagi kalau Keigo cerdas tuh, di cerita ini banyak membahas teori matematika, bisa dibayangkan risetnya yang mendalam karena banyak mencantumkan teori matematika. Duh seriusan aku ngga paham tentang teori itu haha.
Lastly, aku suka banget sma ceritanya, sama plot twist-nya! Harus baca banget kalau kalian suka genre crime mystery. Satu kata terakhir buat Ishigami: dasar bucin!
Well, dari awal udah disuguhi fakta yang mencengangkan dari buku ini, ceritanya pun berlanjut bagaimana fakta tersebut terkuak dengan berbagai cara. Dengan alibi Yasuko yang dibantu oleh Ishigami, susah sekali bagi detektif mendebatnya. Lalu muncullah Yukawa, si dosen yang sekaligus juga teman kuliah Ishigami. Mulailah perang fakta dan alibi oleh keduanya wkwk. Ishigami gila! Cerdas sih. Tapi lebih cerdas Yukawa wkwk, ditambah Yukawa ini punya intuisi yang kuat.
Setelah baca Keajaiban Toko Kelontong Namiya lalu membaca ini rasanya kaget. Ternyata novel yang sama-sama ditulis oleh Keigo ini sangat berbeda genre. Jujur, Keigo cerdas sekali dalam menulis, ceritanya kompleks tapi tidak semrawut. Sepanjang cerita diajak mengikuti alibi Yasuko yang ternyata yaa hhmm.. yaa.. baca sendiri deh wkwk. Satu hal lagi kalau Keigo cerdas tuh, di cerita ini banyak membahas teori matematika, bisa dibayangkan risetnya yang mendalam karena banyak mencantumkan teori matematika. Duh seriusan aku ngga paham tentang teori itu haha.
Lastly, aku suka banget sma ceritanya, sama plot twist-nya! Harus baca banget kalau kalian suka genre crime mystery. Satu kata terakhir buat Ishigami: dasar bucin!
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not really my cup of tea (helpless lady totally reliant on male genius to save her), but the twist was genuinely surprising and the setting was interesting.