vitoriapascoal's review against another edition
4.0
*4,5 muito bom, no começo tava achando meio sem graça mas foi ficando excelenteeee, o final foi demais, não esperava, enfim... amei
vyamilireads's review against another edition
5.0
Buku ini adalah J-Lit ketiga dari @penerbitharu yang aku baca, dan semuanya selalu bergenre misteri, thriller. Ya, gatau kenapa kalo Jepang itu novel misteri-thriller-nya oke bgt! Jalan ceritanya selalu ga ketebak, dan yah belum pernah mengecewakanku.
Termasuk yang satu ini, sama sekali nggak mengecewakan! Sangat puas! 5/5
Termasuk yang satu ini, sama sekali nggak mengecewakan! Sangat puas! 5/5
heather_n's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sirius_feanor's review against another edition
DNFed at 54%, but I stopped caring about this book long before that.
readivine's review against another edition
4.0
As Alain de Botton once said:
Confessions is utterly gripping and straightforward with its writing. I finished this in one sitting and as cliche as it sounds, it is indeed unputdownable. I love how the storyline progresses in unimaginable ways with each perspective. Like every unassuming fallen fruit, each layer you peel out lets you see the imperfections until you get to the rotten core.
All in all, this was an easy and enjoyable read!
"We are, all of us, beautifully crazy or, to put it in gentler terms, fascinatingly unbalanced. Our childhoods, even the apparently benign ones, leave us no option but to be anything else...There is always a logic and there is always a history.Confessions is divided into six parts where each person involved confesses their unfiltered thoughts on the crime. This is fascinating to read as it seamlessly fleshes out the depth of this story without ever feeling disjointed at all. Moriguchi, a middle school teacher "confessed" to her class that she knew that the death of her 4-year old daughter was done by some of the students themselves. This propelled her to take a twisted revenge on the suspects that rippled all throughout their lives. At the heart of it, it's a tale that divulges the pitfalls of parenthood and how individual agency is affected by this. Honestly, this felt like a parenting guidebook to me HAHAHA.
We can tell that our imbalances date from the past because they reflect the way of thinking and instincts of the children we once were. Without anything pejorative being meant by this, our way of being unbalanced tends towards a fundamental immaturity, bearing the marks of what was once a young person’s attempt to grapple with something utterly beyond their capacities."
Confessions is utterly gripping and straightforward with its writing. I finished this in one sitting and as cliche as it sounds, it is indeed unputdownable. I love how the storyline progresses in unimaginable ways with each perspective. Like every unassuming fallen fruit, each layer you peel out lets you see the imperfections until you get to the rotten core.
All in all, this was an easy and enjoyable read!
priceliketag's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
maggers94's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
4.5
This was not at all what I'd expected. I picked it up based on recommendations from reviewers I normally get thriller recs from, and it's not really a thriller or very suspenseful, but it does have a really interesting psychological component. The way it's told is through multiple characters who are intertwined around one event and each perspective is written in a way that's very distinct, so you really do feel like you are transitioning from one character's POV to the next with each chapter. They way the story comes full circle at the end is just really well done to tie together all the different perspectives. It was a bit of a slow burn for me, but it was definitely a unique, well written story.