Naoko by Keigo Higashino

Naoko

Keigo Higashino with Kerim Yasar (Translator)

288 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction mystery emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
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Winner of the Japan Mystery Writers Award, Naoko is a black comedy of hidden minds and lives. Navigating the interstices between the real and the unreal with perfect plot twists, this page-turner is also a critique of gender relations by a male Ja...

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Community Reviews Summary of 55 reviews

Moods

mysterious 70%
emotional 64%
sad 52%
dark 41%
tense 29%
challenging 23%
reflective 23%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 31%
fast 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Character: 33% | Plot: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | No: 30% | Yes: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 71% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 7%

Average rating

3.64

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