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Uskollinen naapuri by Keigo Higashino

43 reviews

bellebookcorner's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“Kadang demi menolong seseorang, yang harus kita lakukan hanyalah hadir di tempat itu.”

Ga heran kalo buku ini jadi salah satu buku yang banyak di rekomendasi para pembaca karena ceritanya emang seru banget dan bikin penasaran sampai akhir!

Kesetiaan Mr. X adalah salah satu buku dari serial Detektif Galileo. Aku kira awalnya Galileo ini detektifnya ternyata sebenarnya dia adalah ilmuwan fisika dengan pola pikir yang unik dan bahkan bikin orang biasa bingung dan geregetan.

Tapi dengan cara pikirnya yang ga biasa ini lah, dia bisa mememecahkan kasus yang satu ini dan menggagalkan rencana si pelaku.

Beda dengan novel misteri pada umumnya dimana bukunya mengajak para pembaca untuk menemukan pelakunya, cerita ini mengajak pembaca untuk mengungkap bagaimana si pelaku melakukan kejahatannya.

Plot twist di akhir sangat menegejutkan karena aku sendiri ga kepikiran sama sekali. Selain mengejutkan, endingnya juga terasa tragis ya setelah melihat reaksi pelakunya di halaman terakhir.

Overall, buku ini layak dapat 5 bintang dengan alur cerita yang menarik, susah ditebak dan sangat emosional.

Aku sangat merekomendasikan buku ini untuk pecinta misteri thriller sekaligus menantang apakah kalian bisa tebak plot twistnya sebelum dijelasin sama Detektif Galileo!

⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: Murder, death, suicide attempt, domestic abuse, stalking

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megssargent's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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marrireadsandrambles's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I picked this up because it was the Literally Dead Book Club pick for June 2023.
"The Devotion of Suspect X" follows Yasuko, a young single mother to one daughter. Yasuko lives a quiet, happy life until her ex-husband shows up on her front porch one day. With one person dead, the Tokyo Police are trying to piece together what exactly happened during that encounter.
I do not think this is a bad book, it just did not work for me. It felt really slow to get into the story, and I never felt fully invested in what was happening. I do not know if that is just the way the book is written, or if some of the magic got lost in the English translation.
We know from the beginning that there is a murder, and we know who killed who and why. I think this approach to a crime story is interesting because rather than trying to figure out who did it, we are trying to figure out why they did it.
With a different plotted story, I would be curious to pick up Keigo Higashino in the future.

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amesreads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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chloebear21's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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lilifane's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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? No

5.0

Wow. I'm kind of speechless.
Loved this, easy 5 stars, my ideal type of mystery-thriller.
I was skeptical during the first half because it was kind of slow, and I was convinced I knew where it was going. There is no action in the book btw, it's just police investigations, interviewing suspects, checking alibis. Which I love, but it might not appeal to everyone. I also didn't care for the characters that much at first and was rather removed from the story. But I loved the premise and I had a theory early on so I was intrigued enough to keep reading. And although the plot was slow/quiet, the reading went by very quickly. This is a very readable book.
What made it a 5 star was the last 50 pages or so. I went through all kinds of emotions then. I suddenly was attached to the characters and felt a lot of feelings. And then the author got me in the end. Ah, I was on the right path, but I didn't think about it enough. (This is not a whodunit, by the way, it's more like a howdunit.)
Now I want to read more in this series (especially since I'm now emotionally attached to the detectives) but... why aren't the first books translated yet?!?!? I mean, I guess you can read them out of order, which I will probably do... but my completionist brain is suffering.

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