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Death Note 03: Hetzjagd by Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba

10 reviews

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I can see why this series is so popular, I’m totally hooked by the cat and mouse style and the introduction of this new character…

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bishop_504's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I love the escalating conflict between L and Light. I enjoy that most of the plot is the two of the psychologically analyzing each other while working both for and against the other. It’s an interesting relationship dynamic to explore!

The introduction of a second Kira was a great hook into the next book!

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ricksilva's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I read the first two volumes of this series quite a while ago, and I remember enjoying them, but not quite seeing what the hype was about. The premise is intentionally ridiculous: A death god lets a human (teenager Light Yagami) take possession of a notebook with the power to kill anyone whose name is written in it. There is a whole series of complex and arbitrary rules that go along with the notebook, and Light's plan to rid the world of criminals puts him up against the mysterious L, a young genius detective.

This volume is where the two main characters meet, and it's also where I began to buy into the hype. The intricate game of second-guessing, third-guessing, and beyond plays out like an elaborate version of Who's the Werewolf/Mafia, with increasing levels of duplicity.

Then a series of events at the end of this volume introduce a massive additional plot twist, further complicating an already-tangled story. This was loaded with tension. It does require a bit of suspension of disbelief to accept the premise of the story, but the author then takes that premise to all sorts of logical extremes, adding layer upon layer of intrigue. I wasn't sure I'd be interested in reading more Death Note after the first two, but this one hooked my right back in.

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scarroll178's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I loved it!! The cat and mouse game between Light and L is so compelling.

I like that they introduced a second Kira (and I LOVE that L instantly knew it was a fake and seemed to actively prefer the real Kira to the fake one), but I’m a little disappointed this new Kira isn’t as intelligent as Light or L. I guess it’ll be interesting to see what a more impulsive person does with the Death Note, but I hope she actually presents as a challenge to Light or L. Esp after Light killed that female FBI agent so easily, I don’t want to see another female character treated as harmless.

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maeverose's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

Light: stop yanking me around, Ryuga. Think about what it feels like to be suspected of being Kira.
L:…
L: that feels terrible

I love him

Side note: how does Light’s family not hear him talking to/yelling at Ryuk when he’s in his room..?

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