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rodakor09's review
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
hotsake's review
3.0
The issues with this book and Koji Suzuki is with the reader, as the book is well written. At least in America, he is labeled as a horror writer and the Japanese Stephen King. Suzuki like King writes in a variety of genres. Promenade of the Gods starts off as a Horror novel before slowly shifting towards becoming a mystery but ultimately turned out to be a general fiction piece. This can disappoint many readers who were expecting a horror or thriller novel, myself included. I was really invested and enjoyed the first half of the book but my excitement and interest started to cool after the midpoint of the book and I found myself only continuing to find out if any of the puzzles would be resolved. Even though I enjoyed reading the book overall I couldn’t help feeling underwhelmed as I read the last chapter.
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