paddles1704 's review for:

Death on Gokumon Island by Seishi Yokomizo

2.5

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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The ocean actually features quite heavily, as the book is set on an isolated island, which becomes quite important to the plot. I got to the end of this book and was genuinely shocked by the ending - it was unique, even among the dozens of books I had read in the crime genre. However, maybe it was the blunt goriness of the murders or the honour/shame culture I can’t quite understand, but I still felt icky as I finished this book.