Reviews - A Death in Tokyo

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372 reviews for:

A Death in Tokyo

Keigo Higashino

3.84 AVERAGE

zhyuhan's review against another edition

4.75

mysterious

aksara_alpha's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

purlewe's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

mccormackc96's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jamesb13's review against another edition

4.0

Even pacing, not overly dramatic in a good way. It felt quite realistic and surprisingly has a great message.

chairhandle's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

tallsinspace's review against another edition

5.0

Another Kaga mystery, this one much less heartwarming than Newcomer, but still not as fucked up as Malice. We also get to see a little more of the man behind the questions, in Kaga’s relationship with his cousin and his deceased father. The mystery was as meticulous as ever, with a few appearances from Newcomer characters in the Nihonbashi neighborhood. Yuto was written with care, and so was Kaori. The truth at the heart of the story was enough to make me tear up - while Higashino is often critical of human folly in his stories, he levies criticism with a great deal of compassion and empathy, pointing out the often compelling reasons why people make the mistakes they do. He also never trivializes the impact of violence on people’s lives, which I find at times heart wrenching and at times uplifting. I will be reading more Kaga mysteries!!!

zzzzh233's review against another edition

3.5

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i liked that he talked ab media vultures. the audiobook narrator sounds like a news anchor except for emotional dialogue. stronger assertion of morals than other works i remember... he cares ab the kids!