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Death on Gokumon Island by Seishi Yokomizo

loki789's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

rebplane's review

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

k_thompson's review against another edition

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

3.5

frizzbee's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

stoker's review against another edition

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3.5

This one had a twist that I didn’t expect! Fun but again not a remarkable read. Great to pass the time and enjoy the scenery of 20th century japan. 

morganator12's review against another edition

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

3.25

jimhaberl's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

alifff's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

this didn’t work for me!!

i have read 3 other books in the series. they were really good. however, this one felt flat. mainly because of so much telling and no showing. there were pages and pages of information that, although relevant to the plot, bored me.

i liked Kindaichi, but the rest of the characters were annoying. also that “ha ha” was getting on my nerves!

the mystery itself was bland. the reason for murders was ridiculous to me.
they agreed to murder the girls just because the one who was asking them was looking sad and heartbroken 🙄 also the priest said that one of the reasons they carried out the crimes was that the girls were like “cats in the heat”. the hell???

clairescotia's review against another edition

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3.0

The writing was a little mellow but the story was good. Very Knives Out

howardyou's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5