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A review by chelsloukelly
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
3.0
3/5 Stars: ‘The Decagon House Murders’ by Yukito Ayatsuji.
→ Age Range: Adult.
→ Genre: Crime, Mystery Thriller.
→ Trigger Warnings: Suicide, Murder, Death.
In-depth Rating:
→ Plot: ★★★
→ Character Development: ★★★
→ Setting: ★★★
→ Entertainment Level: ★★★★
→ Writing: ★★
General Comments: Homage to Golden Age, Detective Fiction; discover a real depth of feeling beneath the fiendish foul play. It is classic misdirection in the manner of Agatha Christie or John Dickson Carr. Clodhopping prose and clunky exposition fail to spoil the pleasure of guessing the identity of the culprit, or the highly ingenious solution. The simple ‘Who Did It?’, with a metaphorical Prologue and Epilogue.
Favourite Quote: ‘I know Man will never become a God.’
Time Read: Two Days.
→ Audiobook: No.
→ Audiobook Narrator: -
→ Age Range: Adult.
→ Genre: Crime, Mystery Thriller.
→ Trigger Warnings: Suicide, Murder, Death.
In-depth Rating:
→ Plot: ★★★
→ Character Development: ★★★
→ Setting: ★★★
→ Entertainment Level: ★★★★
→ Writing: ★★
General Comments: Homage to Golden Age, Detective Fiction; discover a real depth of feeling beneath the fiendish foul play. It is classic misdirection in the manner of Agatha Christie or John Dickson Carr. Clodhopping prose and clunky exposition fail to spoil the pleasure of guessing the identity of the culprit, or the highly ingenious solution. The simple ‘Who Did It?’, with a metaphorical Prologue and Epilogue.
Favourite Quote: ‘I know Man will never become a God.’
Time Read: Two Days.
→ Audiobook: No.
→ Audiobook Narrator: -