Reviews

The Black Lizard by Edogawa Rampo

kaikoh's review

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

eagerudon's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

imaginarytiger's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

saxonnefragile's review against another edition

3.0

Ce roman d'Edogawa Rampo a une fin très compliqué. Mais sinon on y retrouve les grands thèmes d'Edogawa Rampo tel que le sado masochisme et l'érotisme morbide, avec une petite référence à lui même.

wretchedtheo's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

vanmeers's review against another edition

3.0

this is my second edogawa rampo story and i’m actually obsessed? like it’s genuinely fun listening to them as audiobooks, especially as i grew up loving detective conan and it’s so very clear how inspired the mangaka was by rampo’s stories! 

this one wasn’t exceptional on its own, but i enjoyed the ‘detective explaining the case’ vibes it gave off and the back/forth between the detective and the black lizard! 

fagtian's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

grahammcc's review

mysterious medium-paced

3.75

valilo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Violence, Grief, and Body horror

Moderate: Vomit and Torture

All the content warnings listed appear in the book as main plot points (including mentioned human taxidermy) but it’s never too detailed to the point that it is disturbing . It’s happening for sure but the description is not gross

sstatimm's review

2.0

intriguing premise, naive execution, obsession with nudity, bizzare writing style (translation at fault?), disappointing finale