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What Members Thought
3,5 stars!!
This is a good example of a clever thriller, with enough twists and turns and intriguing characters, plus a great reliable narrator. Perhaps I was just too mad to give it more stars because I felt cheated LOL
As most Japanese thrillers (including Keigo Higashino's books), the mystery is a bit too much, too complicated. But instead of playing with whodunit, here Higashino played with "why did he do it"?
It's very innovative and out of the box, and definitely I'll read the rest of the ser ...more
This is a good example of a clever thriller, with enough twists and turns and intriguing characters, plus a great reliable narrator. Perhaps I was just too mad to give it more stars because I felt cheated LOL
As most Japanese thrillers (including Keigo Higashino's books), the mystery is a bit too much, too complicated. But instead of playing with whodunit, here Higashino played with "why did he do it"?
It's very innovative and out of the box, and definitely I'll read the rest of the ser ...more
3.5 stars rounded up. Interesting and different mystery read. On one hand, the sparsity of the prose is jarring, but on the other it’s refreshing.
Feb 05, 2021
Malaina
marked it as to-read
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Lucinda
marked it as to-read
Apr 12, 2023
Elizabeth
marked it as to-read
