Reviews - Death on Gokumon Island

545 reviews for:

Death on Gokumon Island

Seishi Yokomizo

3.75 AVERAGE

tessays's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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

charlotteforbes's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sonyabooks's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

almas's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious 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

sheeplikeme's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

izzatiidrus's review against another edition

4.5

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Another buddy read with my gang who loves this detective serabai!

Kindaichi is back! And this time he's on a mission to Gokumon Island (lit. Hell's Gate Island) as he brings news of the death of his comrade to said comrade's family. The comrade's dying words are the reason that he goes to the island - to prevent some murders from happening.

True to his style, Yokomizo describes to us in detail the setting, history, technical mechanisms and exactly how the murders are done. As usual, the beginning is a little slow for me as he explains the background of the island. But once Kindaichi gets on the island, it's hard to put the book down. My guess is only partly correct, and mostly incorrect.

I just love the whole spooky and melancholic vibe that Yokomizo creates but this time, I feel like it's lacking the "oomph" that The Honjin Murders had. This case felt much less emotional and heavy compared to the other three books of his I have read. Still a great read though!