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serendipity421's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
nath_py's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Slavery
Minor: Kidnapping
kikicochrane's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a slow burn read for me. I enjoyed Miyabe's writing style and overall pace of the story. Honma makes for a wonderful protagonist, he has flaws and he seeks assistance from others to help solve the mystery of why his nephew's fiancé up and vanished. Despite taking place in the 1990's, I learned quite a bit about how consumerism and materialism resulted in thousands of people falling victim to credit card debt in Japan. It made me reflective on the characters in the novel for those in the real world who struggled with the family class structure and financial debt during that time period.
Despite having many questions left unanswered by the end of the novel, I thought that it was a fascinating read with a few thrills.
Despite having many questions left unanswered by the end of the novel, I thought that it was a fascinating read with a few thrills.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Animal death and Classism
Minor: Rape
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