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Murder in the Age of Enlightenment: Essential Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

seaoftranquility's review against another edition

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The treatment towards women is disgusting. 
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karebic's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

tyson55's review

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

zoer03's review

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5.0

Wow, eerie, strange, unsettling and atmospheric. I have always loved reading translated stories especially Japanese tales. This is a beautiful and marvellous collection of stories with what I consider his last story being a sort of goodbye letter. Utterly tragic and beautiful.

hannah_go03's review against another edition

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

4.0

elewewhy's review

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3.0

In the Grove, The General, and the title story are fantastic.
The Spiders Thread is also a cool modern fable/parable.

While great reads, it's often hard to forget these are 100 year old stories.

woelkchen's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

emmy_bakker's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

rimbea's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

becca131's review

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

4.0