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lampbee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
Moderate: Gore, Grief, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury
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- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Sexual harassment
alisonannk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Classism
Minor: Abortion
gpriyanka134's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy
jhbandcats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
As in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, an evil man is killed and quite a few people have reason to have wanted him dead. He got away with the murder of a 12-year-old girl twenty years ago, and he's apparently just gotten away with the murder of another young woman whose body was recently found. If the legal system can't bring him to justice, maybe the many aggrieved personages can do so.
Detective Galileo isn't a detective at all. He's a physicist who's good friends with a couple of people in the Tokyo Metro Police Department. When they're flummoxed by seemingly unsolvable murders, they tell him what they know; he brings a fresh perspective to the cases and figures it all out well before they do. He's a likable character who, like Sherlock Holmes, makes the point that *he's* not a policemen so he doesn't need to report back to the cops if he feels justice would be better served by his silence.
Again, this series is fabulous. Highly recommended.
Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Murder
academicanko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Keigo Higashino is known for his crime series and I believe Yukawa is the best. Yukawa is so interesting in his own way and the fact that he can solves such complex mysteries including crazy connections and webs of people is so exciting. Yukawa only cares about the truth/science behind things rather than the law. Higashino can make twists come out of nowhere that make perfect sense and the characters he writes feel very human and balanced.
This was a very solid story and a great read 💕
Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder