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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
this book is so perfect
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
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
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
4.75 stars
this was incredibly interesting. i knew that i'd most likely end up liking it, but i didn't really imagine that it would be as good as it was, which was probably because i didn't know what to expect of the concept.
i honestly didn't expect i'd like the characters as much as i did, but kiyoshi and his friend were both so entertaining to read about. they both think that they're the genius detective who will figure out the solution to this baffling mystery, and that was really funny to read about. kiyoshi makes quite the interesting detective. he has a lot of characteristics in common with sherlock holmes, which is really funny considering how he views holmes. the character writing was brilliant and the characters really made the mystery feel real.
the mystery itself was obviously amazing. i didn't try to solve it, but i did figure one of the things out. i didn't imagine that the conclusion would be what it was, and i'm not disappointed that i didn't get it. i'm just fascinated by how someone could think of such a baffling crime. shimada-san's abilities to create mysteries are simply brilliant.
although the descriptions were usually to-the-point and simple in this book, i was able to vividly imagine the majority of the sceneries described. i could see all that was around me in my mind's eye.
this mystery, along with a few others, were ones that kept me up at night, reading because i needed to know the solution desperately. the thrill i got towards the end of this book was indescribable. i was glad that i found it that way because it wasn't all that interesting initially, which is the reason why i didn't give it a full 5 stars.
overall, i'd definitely recommend this. it was a lot of fun to read, especially once you get more into the story. i'm planning to read more of shimada-san's works, considering how much i liked this book.
this was incredibly interesting. i knew that i'd most likely end up liking it, but i didn't really imagine that it would be as good as it was, which was probably because i didn't know what to expect of the concept.
i honestly didn't expect i'd like the characters as much as i did, but kiyoshi and his friend were both so entertaining to read about. they both think that they're the genius detective who will figure out the solution to this baffling mystery, and that was really funny to read about. kiyoshi makes quite the interesting detective. he has a lot of characteristics in common with sherlock holmes, which is really funny considering how he views holmes. the character writing was brilliant and the characters really made the mystery feel real.
the mystery itself was obviously amazing. i didn't try to solve it, but i did figure one of the things out. i didn't imagine that the conclusion would be what it was, and i'm not disappointed that i didn't get it. i'm just fascinated by how someone could think of such a baffling crime. shimada-san's abilities to create mysteries are simply brilliant.
although the descriptions were usually to-the-point and simple in this book, i was able to vividly imagine the majority of the sceneries described. i could see all that was around me in my mind's eye.
this mystery, along with a few others, were ones that kept me up at night, reading because i needed to know the solution desperately. the thrill i got towards the end of this book was indescribable. i was glad that i found it that way because it wasn't all that interesting initially, which is the reason why i didn't give it a full 5 stars.
overall, i'd definitely recommend this. it was a lot of fun to read, especially once you get more into the story. i'm planning to read more of shimada-san's works, considering how much i liked this book.
challenging
dark
informative
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
3/5
Don’t get me wrong, it was very clever, but I don’t think the overall format of the book was great.
The way the mystery pans out (and this is not a spoiler), the investigating our narrator is doing during the middle portion of the book leads absolutely nowhere, after which we are directly told the only clues that are relevant to the mystery were told to us in the first act.
This just makes half of the book feel irrelevant, and slowed the pace down.
Clever mystery though, and I wouldn’t mind revisiting these characters
Don’t get me wrong, it was very clever, but I don’t think the overall format of the book was great.
The way the mystery pans out (and this is not a spoiler), the investigating our narrator is doing during the middle portion of the book leads absolutely nowhere, after which we are directly told the only clues that are relevant to the mystery were told to us in the first act.
This just makes half of the book feel irrelevant, and slowed the pace down.
Clever mystery though, and I wouldn’t mind revisiting these characters