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Reviews tagging 'Murder'
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino, Alexander O. Smith
46 reviews
theletterz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Murder
clavishorti'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Stalking
serendipity421'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Violence
Minor: Self harm and Alcohol
bellebookcorner's review against another edition
- 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
โKadang demi menolong seseorang, yang harus kita lakukan hanyalah hadir di tempat itu.โ
Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Stalking
megssargent's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Murder
marrireadsandrambles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt
lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
- 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
"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.
Graphic: Murder
amesreads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder
chloebear21's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt
lilifane'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? No
5.0
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.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Minor: Violence