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Silent Parade by Keigo Higashino

4 reviews

boop123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Not that bad a novel although I feel this is one of the weaker Detective Galileo books. The plot twist was definitely unexpected but it lacks a certain oomph compared to Salvation of a Saint and Devotion of Suspect X. Nevertheless, I needed to something like this book as of late because the books I’ve been reading have been character-focused and this focuses more on plot so it was like a palate cleanser for me. Despite that, Keigo Higashino is still one of my favorite authors and anything he releases in the future, you best believe I will be seated! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Grief and Fire/Fire injury

mirrorofneptune's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

Not my favorite of the Detective Galileo books, but like all Higashino works, it’s an intriguing mystery that really digs into human nature. I’ve yet to be disappointed 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Sexual harassment

alisonannk's review against another edition

mysterious sad fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

It’s honestly like coming home to a warm hug when I read a Detective Galileo novel. 

This book was pretty good! It’s nicely written and structured well. The story is filled with twists and turns as usual. Most I didn’t see coming, but a couple I did which I felt very good about lol. I think the connection between the cases was pretty good. The motive reminded me a bit of his previous work Malice.

I found the conclusion and ending to be a bit rushed, and I wasn’t totally satisfied with who actually killed Saori. But aside from that I really liked it! I loooooved all the literary references and I loved the reference to The Devotion of Suspect X! 

While not as great as his other books I think it’s still a worthy read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infertility and Rape