Reviews - Die Aosawa-Morde

549 reviews for:

Die Aosawa-Morde

Riku Onda

3.62 AVERAGE

readbyolivia's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

anibedre's review against another edition

3.0

A Rashomon style x Burari murders case like story. Engrossing till the end. I’m all for open endings but this had one too many loose ends.

pruple13's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

lexcellent's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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newyorkstranger's review against another edition

3.0

dark

siobhanward's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious medium-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

NYT Notable Books 2020: 18/100

This was a cool idea but it felt like it lacked in execution. The murder and set up were interesting, and I found the first couple chapters were great, but as the story continued and moved through more POVs, it started to get muddled and confusing. I appreciate what Onda was going for, but it felt like the multiple POVs just made things feel confusing, especially as things moved back and forth through time. Some of this is definitely personal preference, since I don't love multi-POVs or time jumps, but the premise was solid, which makes me want to read more from Onda.

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