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Malice (Detective Kyoichiro Kaga, #1) by Keigo Higashino

September 26, 2022 by narfna 10 Comments

Well, this was a ride. Malice was one of the most interesting and compelling mysteries I’ve ever read. I love it when authors play with the format of a genre, and that seems to be something Higashino does well. I really can’t say too much about this one without completely spoiling it, but this book’s plot covers the murder and murder investigation of the famous Japanese novelist, Kunihiko Hidaka. The book is told in alternating POVs from Hidaka’s childhood friend, Osamu—who is writing a chronicle of […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: cbr14bingo, crime, Detective Kyoichiro Kaga, japanese lit, Japanese mystery, Keigo Higashino, Malice, mystery

narfna's CBR14 Review No:156 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: cbr14bingo, crime, Detective Kyoichiro Kaga, japanese lit, Japanese mystery, Keigo Higashino, Malice, mystery ·
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Fun story. But fire the editor, please.

March 23, 2015 by staramour Leave a Comment

Eiji Miyaki is a young man in search of his father.  In a modern, Japanese, coming-of-age tale, he doesn’t meet his father but if his goal in meeting him was to learn something about himself, well that happens in spades.  Eiji’s father is fiercely protective of his paternity and keeps a watchdog lawyer and assorted Yakuza goons to keep Eiji from meeting him.  The story meanders through derailments on Eiji’s journey.  When Eiji hits a roadblock, or is planning a next step, he frequently diverts into […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: David Mitchell, family drama, Fiction, japanese lit, yakuza

staramour's CBR7 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: David Mitchell, family drama, Fiction, japanese lit, yakuza ·
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“Every person has their own color.”

February 5, 2015 by soapyme 4 Comments

I am an avowed fan of Haruki Murakami. I look forward to his new books like they’re Harry Potter sequels. But besides my usual excitement, I had especially good feelings about this one. I loved the title. I loved the cover art. And best of all: It’s about a third the size of 1Q84. Domo arigato, Murakami-san. While I liked 1Q84, at 925 pages it did feel a little flabby. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki went the opposite route in that it left me wanting more. At […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: contemporary, haruki murakami, japanese lit

soapyme's CBR7 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: contemporary, haruki murakami, japanese lit ·
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