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Aug 24, 2008

Colleen rated it:

I was kinda hoping I would only get a few books into this series and get bored...as I do with pretty much all series books, since most sequels are totally worthless compared to the originals in my mind. This volume was AMAZING. L starts to really shine in this volume and Ryuk's character gets fleshed out in such a subtle way (wait can he even get "fleshed out" since he's a death demon?) So smart, so surprisingly funny at points, and with such an ending! My jaw was on the floor for like More...

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Sep 14, 2011

Palice rated it:

Light, with the help of his fairy godfather Ryuk, has found a way to defeat L.

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Light Yagami, what a guy. Not only does he have flawless hair, sparkly chips, an epic soundtrack, but he can also write with both hands -- at the same time!

How is L going to defeat a man like him? Huh? HUH?
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May 13, 2008

Nick rated it:

Overall Rating: A++
Synopsis: A psychological/supernatural thriller created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata, Death Note follows a high school student, Light Yagami, who discovers the notebook of a shinigami that allows him to kill anyone by writing the victim's name while picturing his or her face. Light's goal is to create and lead a world cleansed of evil using the book, but where is the line between an honorable goal, and mass murder?

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Oct 27, 2011

Thien rated it:

This book is mostly about a smart boy name Light Yagami is so boring of his life, because is do not have anything to interesting him. Than he accident grab a book with the title write "DEATH NOTE" was got drop by dead god, name Ryuk. He figure this out in the back of the book, it's have some rule :"Write the name of the person you want to kill and the thing make him die, after 1 minute, that person will die. You must to know that person face and name, if you don't write the thing More...

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Aug 02, 2011

Jody rated it:

Wow! This is the third time I've read Death Note, and I still find the dynamic between L and Light completely exhilarating! They are like a perfect match set, two sides of the same coin, and their minds work in such perfect tandem. I was particularly enthralled during the tennis match, even though it was nothing but a back and forth, it was like they were reading each others minds, or operating on a higher mental plane than the rest of the world. I think a big part of the intensity of Death N More...

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Aug 02, 2010

Erik rated it:

Coming highly recommended by my comic book artist friend Justin “Moritat” Norman, and lent to me as a matter of fact, Ohba and Obata’s manga Deathnote is centered on a creepy premise that you know can only end very badly by series’ end. That is, one of the Japanese Shinigami – or “Death Gods” – loses its deathnote, a book of fate on which the name of any intended victim can be written, that is picked up and used for horrific effect by high school prodigy Light Shigami.

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Mar 17, 2011

Kholsu rated it:

This volume couldn’t be more action packed then what’s been drawn and written on those 193 pages, the whole encounter, sends both thrills and shivers up my entire body! Its totally amazing!

Oh bonus for me; as tennis being my all time favourite sport, this intense match really takes the sport to a whole new dimension lol, you just have to love it. I have found myself to think pretty strong thoughts on how to read my opponent etc... :) but in this! my god its been taken to a new level More...

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Jul 23, 2011

Kereesa rated it:

Volume 3 of the very popular Death Note series focuses mainly on the continuing rivalry between Light and L, as L infiltrates Light's school in an attempt to get a confession out of him. Another 'Kira' shows up mysterious through the presentation of a video, hinting at a new ally for Light.

So this is sort of where things started to become a bit meh for me. I enjoyed the introduction to the new Kira, but wasn't that much interesting in the Light/L battle of wits scenes. I personally d More...

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Aug 02, 2008

Caroline rated it:

This volume picks up where the previous one left off, with Light under scrutiny. I actually found it to be a lot more predictable plot-wise than the previous volumes, which was a bit disappointing. Still, it's a great story with interesting characters!

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Apr 29, 2011

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Mar 29, 2009

Jerry rated it:

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Sep 19, 2011

Anna rated it:

I am re-reading series by choosing random volumes.

Raito Yagami and L are worthy rivals.

Soundtrack: Woven by Hendnoize

Frustration comes over me
Starvation swallows me
Temptation cries out to me
They're woven all in me

Addiction hangs over me
Submission I foresee
Suspicion grows under me
They're woven all in me

It's woven all in me
alive inside me
It's woven all in me
The thread inside m More...

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Sep 07, 2009

Pablo rated it:

Light hides a LCD Mini Television in a bag of chips to see criminals while he writes their names acting as if he is studying. L decides to remove the cameras, but remains surprised with Light's acting. Some time later, Light enters into the Toho University, where he meets L, who reveals his own identity in order to study Light's reactions. After playing a tennis match, L reveals to Light he suspects he is Kira, forcing him to ally with him to prove he is innocent. Soon the channel Sakura TV air More...

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Jan 20, 2009

Sabrina rated it:

Death Note (デスノート, Desu Nōto?) is a Japanese manga series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata. The series centers on Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the titular "Death Note", dropped on Earth by a shinigami (death god) named Ryuk. The Death Note grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose face they have seen, by writing the victim's name in the notebook. The story follows Light's attempt to create and rule a world More...

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Oct 28, 2010

J.c161 rated it:

this volume is one of my favorites out of the series.L or anyone else doesnt know Light is kira, but L shows himself to Light he even tells him his name.Someone else with the Death Note would probably already kill L, but Light is smart he knows that the name L gave him was fake and was the same name of a japanese famous singer.since he needs to have the image of the person while writing the name he could accedently kill the famous singer and L would find out that he was kira.but after L showing More...

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Sep 20, 2011

Dixon rated it:

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Jun 27, 2011

Aisha rated it:

Its good. Brilliantly written and thought out. I don't think I would ever use such a book - no matter the reason I could not take a life and in such a fashion. Light must be a sociapath to take life so casually. I wondered about that - people who would not use the notebook and I think part of it is in the taking of the book. Someone who finds a notebook and takes it. Not everyone who finds someone elses Notebook lying on the floor would take it in the first place. I know I would not. Makes you t More...

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Oct 25, 2010

Ronaldo rated it:

Light makes Ryuk find out cameras hiden in his room. Ryuk gets tired. Light clears his suspition to L. L romove cameras and microphones. Light meeets l he does not belive him . L test Light with evidence from kira case. L thinks he is intellegent. Light is not using death note. But there is another[kira]. The other kira threats a tv station to put videos sent.
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Nov 28, 2011

Cathy rated it:

This review is also on my blog at: http://abnormallyparanormal.blogspot.com...

This review contains spoilers for the first two volumes of Death Note, plus the third one, of which I'm reviewing here. Don't read this review unless you want to know what happens before you read it.

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

This is the best volume so far! If Death Note had been moving along at a sort of slow pace up until now, that's all changed. So many exciting things happened, I was laughin More...

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Aug 24, 2010

oxana rated it:

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Jun 16, 2008

Bonnie rated it:

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Jan 29, 2011

Franklin added it

This book was like other books, great and i think light yagami is going to get caught agian because hes already a suspicion on being the secend kira and The new Charater im going to meet seems like is going to get caught on her being the second kira and is gonna get Light yagami caught on being Kira. I hope that light yagami will escape and i hope he dosent kill L. This charater has already killed so many people so Light, kira, is now a murder on killing like about eight FBI agents a two re More...

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Aug 05, 2010

Alison rated it:

The important thing in this book is that Light and L are going head to head against each other. As in, L has decided to show himself to Light, which devolves into the mind-twisting-est of mind-twisting plot lines, wherein both Light and L are trying to predict and out-predict each other, all, "If I say this, it means I'm the killer, but if I don't say it, L might think I'm hiding the fact that I'm the killer, so maybe if I say it in just this exact way I will protect myself!"
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Sep 17, 2010

abatage rated it:

I remember watching the series and finding the saga with the television station kind of moving. How L rushes to Yagami-san's aid and they all gather up to get him out of there safely. Thankfully it transfers well to the page and I got that inspired feeling again when it all came to fruition.

Then again, I guess I should be used to this by now - turns out the anime is a pretty good adaptation of the manga.

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Jan 26, 2010

Jeffrey rated it:

Another strong issue that basically does what Heat should have, put the protagonist and antogonist in the same room, yet keep them powerless in terms of acting against each other. Well done with a vicious and unexpected twist for the finish.

Still deeply unsettling, yet undeniably worth reading.

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Nov 11, 2009

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Jun 19, 2010

Kai rated it:

THERE WAS NOT HIS OBSESSIVE "I WILL TAKE THIS CHIP... AND EAT IT!"!!! I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS NOW.

Anyway, it is pretty much exactly like the anime. Like, even some of the drawings looked familiar because the exact same thing at the exact same angle was in the anime. I wonder which came first.

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Jan 21, 2010

Grace rated it:

If this series gets any better, I'll be tempted to go insane.

Just like Light. Since clearly... I mean, it's like watching the steps into insanity. How he just laughed at so many things... he's insane. There's no other explanation.

L is AWESOME. THE best character EVER. I love how they drew him and all. So great.

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Sep 11, 2011

Mykl rated it:

This vol. like the previous ones has one or two major surprises. The scenes between Light and L playing tennis were great. The visual aspect greatly added to their psychological battle. The artwork of Light laughing manically perfectly showed Light's dark side.

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Oct 31, 2010

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