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septasarid's review against another edition
5.0
setelah dibuat boring dan confused dengan novel dari keigo sebelumnya yaitu malice, kini dibuat sangat menggebu-gebu dan penasaran dengan novel ini.
Buku ini Epik banget sih. sebelum teka-teki kasusnya itu mulai pun sudah sangat menarik apalagi ketika teki-tekinya mulai dibuat.
awal bab sebelum mulainya teka-teki kasus saja sudah sangat menarik, bayangin deh!
dan ketika teka-teki mulai dimainkan oleh pelaku yang siasat awalnya adalah menghillangkan identitas korban dengan menyayat wajah, membakar jari dan membuang pakaian korban, para detektif dengan lihai dan cepatnya langsung menemukan kembali identitas korban. asli sih belum apa-apa tapi udah seru banget!
yang paling-paling aku suka dalam buku ini adalah teka teki dari howdunitnya pelaku (ga heran juga sih pelaku adalah matematikawan). tapi adegan paling seru itu, pemecehan teori oleh fisikawan yukawa dengan si pemberi teori isghima matematikawan yang ternyata mereka berdua ini para genius yang berasal dari universitas yang sama. dan kasus ini adalah nostalgia antara mereka. gila ga sih persaingan antara dua ilmuwan ini. epic!
di pertengahan bab sama sekali belum ada perkembangan kasus karena alibi yang terlalu sempurna dari pelaku. celah buat menyelidiki bahwa alibinya itu bohong tuh dikit banget bahkan hampir ga bisa woi. secerdas itu isghima dalam membuat teka teki dalam membunuh korban.
isghima si matematikawan yang sangat lihai dalam memecahkan soal soal sulit matematika. seorang guru matematika pada sebuah SMA itu juga sangat mahir membuat soal sederhana namun rumit dalam memahaminya ya khas matematika lah. prinsip yang ia anut adalah : memanfaatkan lubang kelemahan dalam asumsi seseorang. dan kalian tau apa, isghima menyusun alur pembunuhan yang ia lakukan persis seperti ia sedang membuat soal matematika. memerangkap para detektif untuk berfokus dalam meruntuhkan alibi tersangka seolah para detektif sudah menemukan petunjuk tapi sebenarnya bukan, padahal alur pembunuhan yang isghima susun itu sederhana hanya perlu mengubah sudut pandang dalam memandang kasus tersebut, persis seperti soal matematika, mengira jawaban dan caranya sudah benar tapi ternyata hanya ilusi alhasil stuk di cara itu padahal jika mencoba cara lain ternyata sangat mudah. EPIK WOI EPIK. Gila sih! Out of the box banget idenya :)
perdebatan dan persaingan kedua ilmuwan dalam novel ini sangat sengit. satu si pembuat teori satu lagi si pemecah teori. perfect deh! apalagi keduanya sesama genius dari universitas yang sama.
tapi, tetap salut dengan ilmuwan yukawa yang bisa meruntuhkan alibi serta
tragis! kisah cinta yang sangat tragis! melakukan kejahatan demi orang yang dicintai tuh another of pain. tulusnya udah nggak main main sih parah. Tapi endingnya kenapa malah bikin sakit hati sih, padahal alur sebelum ending tuh chaos,
Buku ini Epik banget sih. sebelum teka-teki kasusnya itu mulai pun sudah sangat menarik apalagi ketika teki-tekinya mulai dibuat.
awal bab sebelum mulainya teka-teki kasus saja sudah sangat menarik, bayangin deh!
dan ketika teka-teki mulai dimainkan oleh pelaku yang siasat awalnya adalah menghillangkan identitas korban dengan menyayat wajah, membakar jari dan membuang pakaian korban, para detektif dengan lihai dan cepatnya langsung menemukan kembali identitas korban. asli sih belum apa-apa tapi udah seru banget!
yang paling-paling aku suka dalam buku ini adalah teka teki dari howdunitnya pelaku (ga heran juga sih pelaku adalah matematikawan). tapi adegan paling seru itu, pemecehan teori oleh fisikawan yukawa dengan si pemberi teori isghima matematikawan yang ternyata mereka berdua ini para genius yang berasal dari universitas yang sama. dan kasus ini adalah nostalgia antara mereka. gila ga sih persaingan antara dua ilmuwan ini. epic!
di pertengahan bab sama sekali belum ada perkembangan kasus karena alibi yang terlalu sempurna dari pelaku. celah buat menyelidiki bahwa alibinya itu bohong tuh dikit banget bahkan hampir ga bisa woi. secerdas itu isghima dalam membuat teka teki dalam membunuh korban.
isghima si matematikawan yang sangat lihai dalam memecahkan soal soal sulit matematika. seorang guru matematika pada sebuah SMA itu juga sangat mahir membuat soal sederhana namun rumit dalam memahaminya ya khas matematika lah. prinsip yang ia anut adalah : memanfaatkan lubang kelemahan dalam asumsi seseorang. dan kalian tau apa, isghima menyusun alur pembunuhan yang ia lakukan persis seperti ia sedang membuat soal matematika. memerangkap para detektif untuk berfokus dalam meruntuhkan alibi tersangka seolah para detektif sudah menemukan petunjuk tapi sebenarnya bukan, padahal alur pembunuhan yang isghima susun itu sederhana hanya perlu mengubah sudut pandang dalam memandang kasus tersebut, persis seperti soal matematika, mengira jawaban dan caranya sudah benar tapi ternyata hanya ilusi alhasil stuk di cara itu padahal jika mencoba cara lain ternyata sangat mudah. EPIK WOI EPIK. Gila sih! Out of the box banget idenya :)
perdebatan dan persaingan kedua ilmuwan dalam novel ini sangat sengit. satu si pembuat teori satu lagi si pemecah teori. perfect deh! apalagi keduanya sesama genius dari universitas yang sama.
tapi, tetap salut dengan ilmuwan yukawa yang bisa meruntuhkan alibi serta
tragis! kisah cinta yang sangat tragis! melakukan kejahatan demi orang yang dicintai tuh another of pain. tulusnya udah nggak main main sih parah. Tapi endingnya kenapa malah bikin sakit hati sih, padahal alur sebelum ending tuh chaos,
sunsplat's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
brandonpytel's review against another edition
4.0
Probably more of a 3.5. Initially what I thought of as an anti-mystery, The Devotion of Suspect X becomes an entangled web of slowly uncovering a murder — first at the hands of detectives, and eventually by the physics professor, Yakuwa, aka Detective Galileo.
The book starts interestingly, unveiling the true murderer in the first pages: When the single-mother Yasuko and her daughter Misato kill Yasuko’s ex-husband, Togashi, by strangulation.
From there we’re introduced to the recluse mathematicians, whose logical and rational decision making seems to lead to the perfect cover-up. As Ishigami orchestrates the most direct, simplistic solution with a mathematician's proficiency, we have detectives hot on the trail, trying to poke holes in the alibis that Ishigami invented.
Meanwhile, friends of the detective, Yakuwa, an assistant professor of physics at a local university and former classmate of Ishigami, ponders the true nature of the cover-up, and slowly unveils a much more complicated web of lies and deceit at the heart of this mystery — which slowly becomes one of morality, on top of everything else.
As we learn of the true nature of the crime, while going on many deadend roads along the way, we learn more of the dark, analytical nature that blurs the lines between science and fiction, humans and animals, that defines Ishigami’s character and gives us a chilling and satisfying conclusion.
I read in a review that Keigo Higashino is the James Patterson of Japan, and I can’t get that out of my head. Not a master of prose, but a connoisseur of suspense, Higashino isn’t going to win any literary awards for character depth or arcs; however, his twisty plotlines are interesting enough to be page-turning, as I popcorned my way through this book in a weekend.
The book starts interestingly, unveiling the true murderer in the first pages: When the single-mother Yasuko and her daughter Misato kill Yasuko’s ex-husband, Togashi, by strangulation.
From there we’re introduced to the recluse mathematicians, whose logical and rational decision making seems to lead to the perfect cover-up. As Ishigami orchestrates the most direct, simplistic solution with a mathematician's proficiency, we have detectives hot on the trail, trying to poke holes in the alibis that Ishigami invented.
Meanwhile, friends of the detective, Yakuwa, an assistant professor of physics at a local university and former classmate of Ishigami, ponders the true nature of the cover-up, and slowly unveils a much more complicated web of lies and deceit at the heart of this mystery — which slowly becomes one of morality, on top of everything else.
As we learn of the true nature of the crime, while going on many deadend roads along the way, we learn more of the dark, analytical nature that blurs the lines between science and fiction, humans and animals, that defines Ishigami’s character and gives us a chilling and satisfying conclusion.
I read in a review that Keigo Higashino is the James Patterson of Japan, and I can’t get that out of my head. Not a master of prose, but a connoisseur of suspense, Higashino isn’t going to win any literary awards for character depth or arcs; however, his twisty plotlines are interesting enough to be page-turning, as I popcorned my way through this book in a weekend.
jiao_li's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
abbusa's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
shrups11's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it! A twist that you cant even imagine!
It started with a good pace but got very slow in between. But the end was so satisfying.. And emotional. I think I'd have enjoyed it more had I read it few years earlier as the idea of this book is similar to a movie i had watched (book came much earlier). But as it went on, I realized both were different and both were masterpieces in their own way. A must read!
It started with a good pace but got very slow in between. But the end was so satisfying.. And emotional. I think I'd have enjoyed it more had I read it few years earlier as the idea of this book is similar to a movie i had watched (book came much earlier). But as it went on, I realized both were different and both were masterpieces in their own way. A must read!
rislyndarkling's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
It’s been a long while since I have been so quickly drawn into a novel. It was thoroughly captivating and enjoyable. The unfolding of the story was well paced, and kept me interested from the beginning.
I always find it interesting when we know who-dunnit early on, but a story unwinds and we see that everything is complex and there’s more to the story, more to consider, more … more.
The characters were well developed and believable. I am eager for the next installment and hope there are many to come.
I always find it interesting when we know who-dunnit early on, but a story unwinds and we see that everything is complex and there’s more to the story, more to consider, more … more.
The characters were well developed and believable. I am eager for the next installment and hope there are many to come.
alecruz4's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved this book so much the ending had me in tears