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Confessions

Kanae Minato

3.96 AVERAGE


An entertaining beach-read thriller with great pacing, nice use of multiple narrators, sensational reveals, murders, etc. One would think by this novel that there are at least three or four latent murderers per class of middle-schoolers. If you don't ask for accuracy there or plot believability, you'll be fine. Nothing too straining of the intellect or the soul. Ogawa this is not. No surprise that it was made into a movie.
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark reflective tense medium-paced

4.5⭐️
Wow
This book made me ponder on how everything is about perspective
challenging mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes