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A review by teresatumminello
S: Es by Kōji Suzuki
3.0
My mini-review of [b:Birthday|25794|Birthday (Ring, #4)|Kōji Suzuki|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386921265l/25794._SY75_.jpg|3421124] says the book is “A nice coda to the Ring trilogy.” That is now inaccurate since two more books in the series have appeared. This installment advances the story in time and technology, but too much of the action appears “off-stage”: not a good thing for a plot-driven work. A few sentences seem to come out of nowhere, but that might be a fault of the translation.
Except for the S-shape, the image on the cover doesn't have much to do with the story. The design on the book itself is not as unappetizing as the dust jacket, which I removed for reading. Otherwise, I don’t think I could’ve read the book; the cover is that ugly.
This is not my usual reading matter, but my son passes on Suzuki's translated works to me and it’s fun to share. I have a few questions to discuss with him, but I have to wait until he’s read it.
Except for the S-shape, the image on the cover doesn't have much to do with the story. The design on the book itself is not as unappetizing as the dust jacket, which I removed for reading. Otherwise, I don’t think I could’ve read the book; the cover is that ugly.
This is not my usual reading matter, but my son passes on Suzuki's translated works to me and it’s fun to share. I have a few questions to discuss with him, but I have to wait until he’s read it.