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Avis de décès by Zhou Haohui, Hubert Tézenas

3 reviews

earl_grey_without_lemon's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.75

I really like this sort of detective cat and mouse chase thriller! The back of the book says it started as an online series, and it definitely reminds me of other East Asian media pertaining to death games. I think you do have to hand wave away Pei (one of the main characters) having “guy who’s just so observant” syndrome, and the book itself is translated, so I don’t know if it reads the same in Chinese. I think the translation was pretty good, but it definitely has translator voice, in my opinion. It is extremely fast paced and moves mostly linearly with multiple perspectives and occasional time jumps, and there are some really gruesome images in there. Overall an enjoyable book that I read in two sittings and a good thriller! I’m tempted to read the next book because the mystery isn’t completely unraveled in this book (it is part of a trilogy).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Suicide, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Abortion, and Pregnancy

gilnean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

serendipity421's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

"Hukum tidak mampu menjerat semua kejahatan. Orang-orang yang memiliki kekuasaan dan pengaruh bisa melanggar hukum kapan pun mereka mau, dan hukum tidak bisa menyentuh orang-orang yang bersembunyi di balik bayang-bayang.”

“Polisi yang unggul dan penjahat yang unggul memiliki banyak kesamaan. Mereka memiliki otak yang tajam, sifat yang rapi, suka mengambil risiko, dan rasa penasaran yang besar. Mereka bagaikan dua sisi dari satu koin yang sama. Yang paling mereka inginkan, dan yang paling sulit mereka lakukan, adalah memandang dunia dari sudut pandang satu sama lain."

 

Ketika seseorang melakukan sesuatu yang “jahat”, tidak berarti ia adalah orang “jahat”. Alasan ia melakukan sesuatu yang "jahat” mungkin sederhana saja. Karena dia dihadapkan pada dua pilihan. Melakukan sesuatu yang "jahat" atau melakukan sesuatu yang "lebih jahat".

Buku ini menceritakan Satuan Tugas 418 (polisi) melawan Eumenides (penjahat). Sebagai penjahat Eumenides punya banyak taktik permainan buat lawan kepolisian. Tokoh-tokoh disini nggak sepenuhnya hitam atau putih, malah terkesan abu-abu bahkan untuk orang-orang kepolisian. Plotnya padat dan suasana meneggangkannya kerasa. Di bagian Mu Jianyun mengusut ulang kasus 316, aku udah nebak siapa Eumenides ini sebenarnya. Dan ternyata benar dia orangnya. Tapi, ternyata ada Eumenides baru yang sampai akhir nggak ketahuan. 

Butuh baca buku selanjutnya ini sih.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol