4.18 AVERAGE


One of my favorite books for sure!

Chef kiss, officially one of my fav books! Felt a bit sick and depressed after basically reading the ugliness of human nature. At the same time, Im so satisfied by the plots that absolutely grabbed my attention that I could finish this thickass book in a few days. It might be hard for other mystery novels in the future to satisfy me lol. There is no dialogue between Ryoji and Yukiho in more than 500 pages, characters, events and clues come and go throughout the characters without you realizing they are all intertwined is so brilliant. I don't think what Yukiho and Ryoji are is love, as Sasagaki said, they are just a symbiotic relationship. Personally, I feel that Yukiho doesn't love Ryoji, but of course there is a sense of guilt in her. Keigo Higashino's classics win and there are reasons for their popularity.

很好看!感觉到了人性丑恶读了以后有点压抑,同时又被精彩的plot满足了,以至于感觉以后很难被其他推理小说满足了,整整五百多页没有一次亮司和雪穗对白;人物和情节很多但是不乱,所有交错复杂的线索和章节都是有关联的。不觉得主人公之间的是爱情,正如笹垣说的,他们只是共生的关系。个人感觉雪穗不爱亮司,但是愧疚感还是有的。东野圭吾经典就是经典,火也是有原因的。

Quotes(read Chinese edition):
-我的人生就像在白夜里走路
-她决定,从今以后,绝不再引人注目,要躲在别人的影子下生活
-那是一双看尽人性丑恶的眼睛,一种堪称真正冷静清澈的光静静地栖息其中
-有一株芽应该在那时就摘掉,因为没摘,芽一天天成长茁壮,长大了还开了花,而且是作恶的花
-曾经拥有的东西被夺走,并不代表就会回到原来没有那种东西的时候
-恶魔不会因为你是小孩子就放过你,而且,恶魔还不止一个
-我的天空里没有太阳,总是黑夜,但并不暗,因为有东西替代了太阳;虽然没有太阳那么明亮,但对我来说已经足够;凭借着这份光,我便能把黑夜当成白天
-太阳达到最高点的时候,它的影子便会消失了
-我从来没有太阳,所以不怕失去
-世界上有两样东西不可直视:一是太阳,二是人心
-有的人一辈子都活在阳光的照耀下,有的人不得不一直活在漆黑的深夜
-在风暴过后,过去绝望到看不见的东西,都如拨云见日般清晰可见
-她是唯一一次没有伪装是在光明熄灭的时候,从此,只剩她一人行走在永夜
-人害怕的,本来就是一直存在的太阳,落下不再升起
-雪穗从不以真面目示人,亮司至今仍在黑暗的通风管中徘徊
-所谓自夜,是被剥夺的夜晚,还是被赐了的自昼,将夜晚伪装成自套的太阳,是出于善意,还寔出于悉意呢?
-有个人我想让她幸福,但是,
那个人真的得到幸福的话,在这个世界上就没有人需要我了,没有人会再叫我的名字了。
-西本雪穗 唐泽雪穗
高宫雪穗 筱家雪穗
唯独不是桐原雪穗
-明明是夜晚却有太阳
照得役蔬傢皆餐只祥明亮
就是说么置这么犹際不前的话,人生就毀了。

Un thriller avvincente, che si sviluppa nell'arco di quasi vent'anni, dalla trama complessa e con tantissimi personaggi. Mi è piaciuto davvero tantissimo, l'ho trovato ben scritto e scorrevole, nonostante la complessità e la mole. L'unica pecca, secondo me, è stato il finale, che non mi ha convinta del tutto.
challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Nicht spannend, nur im Hintergrund spannend (nicht negativ), eine richtige Geschichte, viele Charaktere, über mehrere Jahre

That was so super scary and I couldn’t stop. And such a strong feeling of atmosphere of Japan for the 1970s through 1990s. Great book!
challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

never once did i think i would finish a 500-page book. keigo higashino's impact