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pointism's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexism, Misogyny, Infidelity, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide
growintogardens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Sexism, Murder, Infertility, Pregnancy, Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny
Minor: Grief and Toxic friendship
thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Infidelity, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Pregnancy and Infertility
headliner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Cara bagaimana tersangka mengeksekusi si korban juga gak ketebak dan di luar kepalaku. Meskipun begitu, aku berpendapat kalau alur cerita di buku ini lebih kompleks dan terasa muter-muter. Padahal di awal cerita udah beberapa kali di kasih hint siapa dan apa penyebabnya, tapi entah kenapa aku kurang puas waktu kebenarannya terkuak. Karakter suami juga argh ngeselin banget terlalu memandang rendah wanita even istri dia sendiri. Terus juga karakter detektif cowok yang terlalu bias... bikin gregetan.
Aku sendiri jujur lebih interest dan ngerasa seru bacanya sewaktu kasus beberapa tahun silam disinggung:
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Suicide
ckyoung's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Suicide, Infidelity, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility
atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Abandonment, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Suicide
Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Chronic illness
aliteracja's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Moderate: Suicide, Pregnancy, and Murder
akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
There was a really nice unravelling element to the story, like a snowball getting bigger and bigger until it reached the bottom of the mountain. Ayane is a really interesting character, and I liked her a lot. I also liked how Kusanagi was affected heavily by her and how that impeded his judgement but also aided the investigation.
Detective Galileo is, as always, a joy to read. A fascinating character that I have never disliked once.
While it’s not groundbreaking, it is a solid novel. Well written, well translated, well paced, and well plotted.
Graphic: Suicide, Infertility, Murder, Sexism, and Infidelity
afi_whatafireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
SO . BLOODY . BRILLIANT
Keigo has a way to capture your heart from the very first chapter of the story. He'll throw in a line to hook us up, gives us the killer and then, brings us to solve the technicalities of the murder. For this one, he had brought us to a murder that is just so perfectly planned and so well curated, it just seemed so.... impossible to achieve, and yet it happened anyways, and it worked.
In this book, we follow a curious case of a man who was found dead, poisoned in his own home. As usual, we also get the different perspectives of and point of views in this book, and whilst I had managed to guess some (where my theory was correct), but to actually execute the murder? I was totally minbdlowned.
This book really showed how Keigo utilized his knowledge in Engineering. Gosh, the way I geeked out with Yukawa with his experiments to prove his theory, I just.. Agh. I had a lot of fun reading this and you'll still get that emotional depth with Keigo's characters. We were also introduced with a new character in here, and I LOVE HER SO MUCH. Her interactions with Yukawa is just so freaking cute :') Its so geeky but I'm all for those smart brains anyway :') Smart is the new sexy they say.
I also like in this book on how Keigo describes women and how scary a woman can be :') The misogynistic side of men in here is disgusting (well except for Yukawa and Kusanagi), but I like how Keigo highlighted the role of the women characters in this book which has me smiling creepily.
“It’s not a calculation. It’s a smart woman’s instinct for self defense.”
Just another starling work from Keigo. Honestly, I can't get enough of his works, they're just freaking amazing. Loved every single page of the book. The technicalities, the depth and also the mystery itself. It was such a wonderful journey reading this book, and I sincerely, HIGHLY, recommend this book to EVERYONE.
4.5🌟
Graphic: Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, and Infidelity