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padkeemao 's review for:
Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder
by Asako Yuzuki
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was expecting a murder mystery or crime thriller book but it turned out to be mostly descriptions of food. I did enjoy reading about the food, it had me salivating, but the murder plot seemed to take too much of a back seat. However, the author does includes commentary on topics like the burden of being a working woman in a capitalist world and trying to manage the societal expectations of building a career and family. I enjoyed reading these.
Halfway through the book, I just wanted to know how Kaji killed those men, I did not care for the slow burn.It also seemed very unlike Reiko to go out by herself and risk her life trying to solve the case herself. I found myself skipping over a lot of things towards the end because the book just did not get to the point.
If you enjoyed watching/reading Death Note, this might interest you. It has that slow-burn, back-and-forth dialogue between the perpetrator and journalist trying to play mind games with each other.
Halfway through the book, I just wanted to know how Kaji killed those men, I did not care for the slow burn.
If you enjoyed watching/reading Death Note, this might interest you. It has that slow-burn, back-and-forth dialogue between the perpetrator and journalist trying to play mind games with each other.