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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"You know how the sun rises and sets at a certain time each day? In the same way, all of our lives have a day and night. But it’s not set like it is with the sun. Some people walk forever in the sunlight, and some people have to walk through the darkest night their whole lives. When people talk about being afraid, what they’re afraid of is that their sun will set. That the light they love will fade."I am still stumped that that was it. It's finished. Dang. I'm still shocked by this book HAHAHAH Full RTC
I had to let this book simmer in my soul before I could scoop up a ladle full of feelings. What a week it has been. Uff. My journey with Ryo, Yuki, and, Sasagaki came to a chilling end quite literally because I had goosebumps on my skin by the time I finished and my body temperature, I'm quite certain was a degree lower than usual.
This book is no typical mystery. It is a fast paced thriller that hitchhikes with peripheral yet intimate characters to the plot, on a journey of 20 years, and upon reaching its destination it still remains elusive to the reader. It makes you question who the real hero and the villain is. Sure, there are some inexplicable moral flaws that point out the bad guys clearly, but there is an underlying question looming there that will perhaps make you shake your head dismissively so you don't end up siding with the "wrong" ones.
The title " Journey Under The Midnight Sun" concretises its meaning deeply and clearly on the last page and that to me is pure poetry, a feeling that I chase when I pick up a book and is met by only a few, like this.
A mighty 5 stars for this one. *Here I imagine Higashino bowing out of the stage as the crowd keeps applauding*
This book is no typical mystery. It is a fast paced thriller that hitchhikes with peripheral yet intimate characters to the plot, on a journey of 20 years, and upon reaching its destination it still remains elusive to the reader. It makes you question who the real hero and the villain is. Sure, there are some inexplicable moral flaws that point out the bad guys clearly, but there is an underlying question looming there that will perhaps make you shake your head dismissively so you don't end up siding with the "wrong" ones.
The title " Journey Under The Midnight Sun" concretises its meaning deeply and clearly on the last page and that to me is pure poetry, a feeling that I chase when I pick up a book and is met by only a few, like this.
A mighty 5 stars for this one. *Here I imagine Higashino bowing out of the stage as the crowd keeps applauding*
dark
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:
Yes
Week 7 Book 8
Journey under the midnight sun by Keigo Higashino
Rating 3/5
I am a huge Higashino fan but this has to be his most underwhelming book till date. It is a very long and sometimes very slow read. The plotline is very disturbing, depressing. The ultimate murder and the reveal is good, but overall, I did not enjoy this as much as his other books. Wasted too much time.
Journey under the midnight sun by Keigo Higashino
Rating 3/5
I am a huge Higashino fan but this has to be his most underwhelming book till date. It is a very long and sometimes very slow read. The plotline is very disturbing, depressing. The ultimate murder and the reveal is good, but overall, I did not enjoy this as much as his other books. Wasted too much time.
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
I skim-read the latter half of the book and don't want to read it again.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’ll start by saying, if you’re looking for a mystery where the joy comes from trying to solve it yourself, this isn’t the one for you. I don’t think the point of it is to figure out what happened as much as it is an exploration of how far the criminals are willing to go and why.
I read this one so quickly despite the length, and was genuinely interested in knowing what happened next. The writing and translation read very smoothly.
Story-wise, I was surprised that we were given basically the crimes and circumstances from the characters involved rather than following the detective as he tried to solve them. I don’t read many mystery books, so I wouldn’t know if this is typical. I was expecting a lot more of the detective, but I didn’t mind following the many side characters instead. It felt very easy to meet each new character because Higashino introduces them in such a natural way with enough information to keep them feeling unique and realistic. Sometimes with many character perspectives it gets confusing, but here it wasn’t. I also appreciated how we never got the perpetrator’s perspectives, only those of the outsiders.
I should have read content warnings, though, because I was very disturbed by the sexual violence, personally.
Overall, I found the story very compelling. I could recommend this to people as long as they check the content warnings. I’m definitely interested in checking out some of Higashino’s other books.
I read this one so quickly despite the length, and was genuinely interested in knowing what happened next. The writing and translation read very smoothly.
Story-wise, I was surprised that we were given basically the crimes and circumstances from the characters involved rather than following the detective as he tried to solve them. I don’t read many mystery books, so I wouldn’t know if this is typical. I was expecting a lot more of the detective, but I didn’t mind following the many side characters instead. It felt very easy to meet each new character because Higashino introduces them in such a natural way with enough information to keep them feeling unique and realistic. Sometimes with many character perspectives it gets confusing, but here it wasn’t. I also appreciated how we never got the perpetrator’s perspectives, only those of the outsiders.
I should have read content warnings, though, because I was very disturbed by the sexual violence, personally.
Overall, I found the story very compelling. I could recommend this to people as long as they check the content warnings. I’m definitely interested in checking out some of Higashino’s other books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault
Minor: Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced