hazel_fabrizio 's review for:

Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka

4.0

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I have an interesting issue with this book. I watched the movie first and then read, but I am not sure which way is optimal. At it's simplest I think the book shines in dialogue and is a great foundation. I'm glad we got this witty and exhilarating book so that the movie can exist and take the aspects I felt were lacking in the book and improve them. Action was shorter and more contained in the book, this led to pacing issues for me. Pages 100-250 were pretty slow for me and I will probably only be watching the movie in the future. I think this book is a great read and shelf, but you'll certainly be left thinking about corruption, circumstance, connection, and citrus!