597 reviews for:

The Tokyo Zodiac Murders

Sōji Shimada

3.79 AVERAGE

mcgrathprj's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious fast-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

andhikabinar's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging 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

cjmacolivine's review

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-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

wipeout's review against another edition

3.5

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

bookishbel'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: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

grekismh's review against another edition

4.0

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Secara penulisan, menurutku jujur prolognya sangat kasasr untuk dibaca karena pembaca langsung disuguhi banyak sekali informasi yang dapat digunakan untuk memecahkan kasus tersebut sepanjang novel. Dan aku pernah nyerah baca karena prolognya begitu pusing wkwk. Tapi setelah melewati babak pertama, secara narasi bukunya mengalami peningkatan untuk dapat dinikmati ketika dibaca.

Misteri yang disajikan menurutku patut diacungi jempol. Sangat2 presisi, rapih, bahkan memukau karena ketika kita disuguhi clue pertama kita bingung apakah mungkin pembunuhan dapat dilakukan oleh satu orang, kemudian kasus tersebut terus membesar hingga menjadi konspirasi, dan ditutup dengan ending penyelesaian yang sangat logis dan runtun, sehingga pembaca akan terkagum dengan betapa gila dan detailnya rencana pembunuhan tersebut dilakukan.

Karakternya juga menurutku sangat unik dan menarik untuk dibaca, karena memiliki kepribadian yang menonjol. Terutama Kiyoshi dan Kazumi, dua orang detektif amatiran yang memiliki kepribadian berlawanan satu sama lain.

Semua clue dan motif sudah disediakan sekitar 2/3 buku. Sehingga pembaca diajak menebak siapa dan bagaimana pembunuhuan tersebut dilakukan. Walaupun gw gagal, ya amatir wkwk, tapi seneng ternyata satu premisnya ketebak :)

Sedikit saran, JANGAN PERNAH buka halaman belakang buku.

sawowza's review

5.0

challenging mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

klaraaa2202's review

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

tiphainejh's review against another edition

3.25

mysterious medium-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

pinksreads's review

3.5

adventurous informative lighthearted 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