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A review by hortongr
Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka
5.0
Amazing. I committed myself to reading the book before watching the movie and I am so so so glad I did. This book had been on my radar for some time before the movie was announced, so I had been wanting to read it, but my fear of spoilers was what really pushed me to pick it up. it definitely took me some time to then actually get around to reading it though... but oh well.
I am SO glad I finally decided to read it because WOW what a wonderfully hilarious thriller. The pacing was incredible. The depth of the characters was wonderful. I'm a sucker for small details returning in unexpected ways AND for ridiculous bits that reappear over and over again and this book had each of those things in spades. The premise is ridiculous, the characters are ridiculous, and I was completely on board for it all (pun very much intended).
I am SO glad I finally decided to read it because WOW what a wonderfully hilarious thriller. The pacing was incredible. The depth of the characters was wonderful. I'm a sucker for small details returning in unexpected ways AND for ridiculous bits that reappear over and over again and this book had each of those things in spades. The premise is ridiculous, the characters are ridiculous, and I was completely on board for it all (pun very much intended).