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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
Lại thêm 1 cuốn hơi hơi giả tưởng của Keigo, hoặc là xét theo khoa học thì có thể gọi đó là tâm thần phân liệt?
Cuốn này mọi thứ nó đều bình thường, đoạn cao trào cũng không đặc sắc lắm. Một cuốn sách hiếm có của Keigo mà mình có thể đọc hết trong 1 buổi
Cuốn này mọi thứ nó đều bình thường, đoạn cao trào cũng không đặc sắc lắm. Một cuốn sách hiếm có của Keigo mà mình có thể đọc hết trong 1 buổi
***These are my random thoughts after finishing the book. Some of the thoughts are an overall review of the book, or any questions/feelings that nagged at me throughout. There will almost definitely be spoilers. Read at your own risk.*** ‐----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 stars
Not sure if I would classify as a mystery or thriller, more of a family drama
Poor Monami
3 stars
Not sure if I would classify as a mystery or thriller, more of a family drama
Poor Monami
I actually considered not writing a review at all, because it seemed virtually impossible to do one without some kind of spoiler... and damn, I do not want to spoil anything about this novel. But what you can read on the back cover is the premise: a man loses his wife in a bus accident, but his preteen daughter survives... and wakes from a coma with the wife's personality, memories, and soul.
That's the set up. Like Freaky Friday, but one of them is dead. But the masterful, thoughtful, funny, gut-wrenching, and surprising exploration of the premise is the reason to read Naoko.
That's the set up. Like Freaky Friday, but one of them is dead. But the masterful, thoughtful, funny, gut-wrenching, and surprising exploration of the premise is the reason to read Naoko.
emotional
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A tragic not-so-much-love story and a weird, creepy plot. Hmmmm, sounds like my kind of book! Even after reading it, I never really figured out how you might deal with the fact that your wife is suddenly inhabiting your daughter and just how would you deal with that? I'd suggest this to anyone; not for the fainthearted since it does touch a bit on the taboo.
As a massive admirer of Japanese mystery and crime fiction, I couldn't wait to dig in to Naoko, and I wasn't disappointed.
It was less of a straightforward 'mystery' than I thought, but that didn't have any impact on my enjoyment of it.
Heisuke's wife and daughter are in a bus accident, and he's devastated when his wife, who he loves very much, dies.
But when his daughter comes out of her coma, her personality is actually her mother's.
As well as being difficult socially - how a 36-year-old mother has to become a sixth grade elementary school pupil - it's a tale which has lots of attendant problems for Heisuke's relationship with his wife.
As a read, it was weird and sometimes difficult, sometimes creepy, but overwhelmingly sad, as Heisuke's lot is that he will never get what he wants - his family together again as a happy trio.
I absolutely loved the book, reading it in on Saturday sitting, and know it will stay with me for a long time.
It was less of a straightforward 'mystery' than I thought, but that didn't have any impact on my enjoyment of it.
Heisuke's wife and daughter are in a bus accident, and he's devastated when his wife, who he loves very much, dies.
But when his daughter comes out of her coma, her personality is actually her mother's.
As well as being difficult socially - how a 36-year-old mother has to become a sixth grade elementary school pupil - it's a tale which has lots of attendant problems for Heisuke's relationship with his wife.
As a read, it was weird and sometimes difficult, sometimes creepy, but overwhelmingly sad, as Heisuke's lot is that he will never get what he wants - his family together again as a happy trio.
I absolutely loved the book, reading it in on Saturday sitting, and know it will stay with me for a long time.
Excellent story about how a woman's spirit got into her daughter's body after a bus accident. The complexities of the relationships between the child and her father, the father and his "wife", are skillfully described in Keigo Higashino's book. The ending leaves me sad and disturbed, a testament to Higashino's expertise in drawing the reader into the strange and mysterious world of his fictional creation. Thumbs up! (The English translation of this book is titled Naoko - definitely worth checking out.)