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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
Keigo Higashino honestly does perfect mysteries. After finishing my fourth mystery from him this year, he just doesn't miss when creating the mix of character drama, suspense, and sleuthing that goes into a compelling mystery story. The setup is always simple but as each layer unfolds the mystery develops into a deceptively complicated puzzle to crack. He lays out the twists for you to guess and figure out piece by piece along the way but obfuscates how it all comes together well. A Midsummer's Equation didn't feel as mindblowing or meticulous as The Devotion of Suspect X or Malice, it had a procedural feel that was still satisfying but maybe not as fresh or unique as some of his other translated works.
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not Higashino's best, but still an enjoyable read all the same. I even tried for stoicism but managed to randomly tear up at Senbu's confession, at his sacrifice, though this is a translated crime novel, not some emotionally poised tug-at-your-heartstrings WWII novel or another. I'm also amused at, and appreciative of, the sudden enthusiasm about halfway through that overtakes the descriptions of the food the characters eat, and the lessons in physics that Yukawa dispenses to Kyohei—some with ulterior motives, naturally. The mystery is multi-tiered and complex as per Higashino, and overall it's a solid installment, but nothing revolutionary like Under the Midnight Sun or Naoko.
These Detective Galileo mysteries are quite good. I couldn’t help but feel, though, that having a high school girl commit a murder in two of the stories (Devotion of Suspect X being the other) is rather repetitive.
A Midsummer's Equation salah satu buku dari series Detektif Galileo; berawal dari kunjungan Profesor Yukawa Manabu ke Harigaura untuk menghadiri diskusi rencana proyek penggalian sumber daya bawah laut, dan secara kebetulan salah satu tamu penginapan yang ditempati Yukawa ditemukan tewas di pantai berbatu-batu. Saat diketahui korban merupakan mantan polisi Tokyo. Mantan polisi itu tewas karena keracunan karbon monoksida, dan timbul kecurigaan bahwa ia dibunuh.
Profesor Yukawa membantu Kepolisian Metropolitan untuk memecahkan misteri kematian tersebut. Tipikal buku-buku Keigo, disetiap kasus pasti saling berhubungan satu sama lain, dan selalu ada plot twist didalamnya. Bukunya cukup menarik karena dengan karakter Profesor Yukawa yang tengil, juga ada Kyohei - seorang anak kecil yang selalu ingin tahu. Suka sekali melihat hubungan mereka, so heartwarming.
Buku ini bukan hanya bercerita tentang misteri saja tapi terdapat fakta-fakta tentang pengembangan sumber daya mineral dan logam di bawah laut. Selain itu juga terdapat istilah-istilah tentang Sains yang sebelumnya belum saya ketahui. Recommended! Plot twist di buku ini yang membuat buku ini menjadi semakin seru.
Profesor Yukawa membantu Kepolisian Metropolitan untuk memecahkan misteri kematian tersebut. Tipikal buku-buku Keigo, disetiap kasus pasti saling berhubungan satu sama lain, dan selalu ada plot twist didalamnya. Bukunya cukup menarik karena dengan karakter Profesor Yukawa yang tengil, juga ada Kyohei - seorang anak kecil yang selalu ingin tahu. Suka sekali melihat hubungan mereka, so heartwarming.
Buku ini bukan hanya bercerita tentang misteri saja tapi terdapat fakta-fakta tentang pengembangan sumber daya mineral dan logam di bawah laut. Selain itu juga terdapat istilah-istilah tentang Sains yang sebelumnya belum saya ketahui. Recommended! Plot twist di buku ini yang membuat buku ini menjadi semakin seru.
give this one a miss
After the first two excellent Detective Galileo books this one was a huge disappointment. It was almost as if someone else had written this third instalment. The first quarter is taken up with characters and story lines that have nothing to do with our main characters and until we have our our victim. And then another several chapters before Detective Kusanagi joins the story. Up to this point our physicist, Yakawa aka Detective Galileo, is completely out of character. Two thirds in the story finally becomes more interesting only to fall flat before the end. There is nothing here that requires the books be read in sequence so I would give this one a miss.
After the first two excellent Detective Galileo books this one was a huge disappointment. It was almost as if someone else had written this third instalment. The first quarter is taken up with characters and story lines that have nothing to do with our main characters and until we have our our victim. And then another several chapters before Detective Kusanagi joins the story. Up to this point our physicist, Yakawa aka Detective Galileo, is completely out of character. Two thirds in the story finally becomes more interesting only to fall flat before the end. There is nothing here that requires the books be read in sequence so I would give this one a miss.
Always enjoyable as he invokes the “feeling” of Japan for me and makes me want to go back. Plus it’s a good police procedural.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No