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A review by halfcactus
Confessions by Kanae Minato
dark
mysterious
tense
4.0
PLOT: Following the death of her daughter, middle school teacher Ms. Moriguchi talks about the law leaving major crimes unpunished, and gives her students one last message before she resigns. Mayhem ensues.
This was a twisty and unhinged revenge/psychological thriller that really committed to its premise. As the title suggests, the story is a domino effect of consequences structured as confessions from different characters. There's a good mix of social commentary and varying cynical worldviews that reveal the darkness of human nature and failures of society. The fragmented, slightly unchronological and incongruous, information that you get, gives it some reread value. The revenge stops being cathartic because the circumstances it presents are so complex, but it still doesn't hesitate to pull the trigger, and I love that about it.
I really loved the PoV writing in this!!! So many different grievances, so many different senses of justice.
This was a twisty and unhinged revenge/psychological thriller that really committed to its premise. As the title suggests, the story is a domino effect of consequences structured as confessions from different characters. There's a good mix of social commentary and varying cynical worldviews that reveal the darkness of human nature and failures of society. The fragmented, slightly unchronological and incongruous, information that you get, gives it some reread value. The revenge stops being cathartic because the circumstances it presents are so complex, but it still doesn't hesitate to pull the trigger, and I love that about it.
I really loved the PoV writing in this!!! So many different grievances, so many different senses of justice.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse