Reviews

The Tattoo Murder by Akimitsu Takagi

laurenyawney's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

nfleow's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

dezz's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

readingwithalex02's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

I personally wasn’t a fan of the translation of this book into English; I found it clunky and unnatural. 
That aside, the story was interesting, but I felt that it went round in circles a lot. The supposed “boy detective” who tries to get to the bottom of the crime, as stated in the blurb, doesn’t even appear in the book till about halfway through then miraculously solves it by the power of thinking and chess. Some of the plot points I found easy to guess, though I was still impressed by the solution to the locked room mystery. And all of this is ignoring the sexism (and ongoing tattoo hatred) which I suppose should be expected from a book set in the 1940s?
Overall, mid. 

trishadelle's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

lydiajoreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

4.0

insp84's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

lanabooklog's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

madge27's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

kurbanski's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

4.0