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A review by mordshunger
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The "genius" Detective Galileo tells his friend "You overestimate my value. I haven't found out anything. It's all conjecture." - and he is telling the truth. He doesn't add any value or enjoyment to the book. He doesn't find out anything in particular. Everything he states as logical conclusion and fact is a conjecture so painfully thin, so sexist, so dumb and flat that it doesn't hold any water.
Women are weak and feeble creatures who could never kill a man because he is ten centimetres taller than them. If they had help, it must've been a man - no reason for this, it could have been another woman, but the possibility is never considered.
Badminton is an exhausting sport that would surely prevent a teenage girl from going to the cinema after. Laughable. The girl looks skinny, therefore she cannot possibly have enough stamina for a day like that.
Everyone in this book sucks.
Kudo for example: Who tells anyone that their wife died by stating that they are single now? Also he knew that his wife had cancer for a year and didn't tell her? He straight up says she might have died not knowing what she had. What a twat.
Who in their right mind would marry a man who talks about his late wife like that?
Kusanagi is a bumbling idiot, seemingly surprised by everything and doesn't know how to keep a poker face. He's lucky that doesn't matter, because everyone else is just as stupid.
Everyone gets pestered about their alibis again and again and nobody ever gets legal counsel or stops cooperating. The mother never talks
to her daughter about how she feels after the murder. They seem to have no relationship at all.
Every thought anyone has at any time is spelt out. You have no room left to be a tiny bit clever, everything is clear as day. This author must think of you as a daft idiot.
The promised "killer twist" can be spotted from a mile away, and even if you don't, it's not worth suffering through this for it.
Reviews kept raving about the ending, so I stuck it out. Don't be like me.
The ending was flat and inane.
Women are weak and feeble creatures who could never kill a man because he is ten centimetres taller than them. If they had help, it must've been a man - no reason for this, it could have been another woman, but the possibility is never considered.
Badminton is an exhausting sport that would surely prevent a teenage girl from going to the cinema after. Laughable. The girl looks skinny, therefore she cannot possibly have enough stamina for a day like that.
Everyone in this book sucks.
Kudo for example: Who tells anyone that their wife died by stating that they are single now? Also he knew that his wife had cancer for a year and didn't tell her? He straight up says she might have died not knowing what she had. What a twat.
Who in their right mind would marry a man who talks about his late wife like that?
Kusanagi is a bumbling idiot, seemingly surprised by everything and doesn't know how to keep a poker face. He's lucky that doesn't matter, because everyone else is just as stupid.
Everyone gets pestered about their alibis again and again and nobody ever gets legal counsel or stops cooperating. The mother never talks
to her daughter about how she feels after the murder. They seem to have no relationship at all.
Every thought anyone has at any time is spelt out. You have no room left to be a tiny bit clever, everything is clear as day. This author must think of you as a daft idiot.
The promised "killer twist" can be spotted from a mile away, and even if you don't, it's not worth suffering through this for it.
Reviews kept raving about the ending, so I stuck it out. Don't be like me.
The ending was flat and inane.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse