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“It gets draggy in the middle though, but the storyline, all in all, in bone chilling and absolutely thrilling. I wish it never end.”
Nathan J wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very dark and intense. A very unusual and different story set in an unfamiliar world. The plotting is tense and clever. I find the characters overwritten (isn't that a hoot from me) and they get in the way of the story. I am ruined by Hollywood - of course, I am reading with an eye towards adapting which colors the way I see the book. Ultimately, I liked it but found the lead character too much to be plausible.”
Kelly M wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Complete Euphoria”
Amalia S wrote this review Friday, October 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Disturbing ,my introduction to what I call Japanese Noir Fiction.Shows the underbelly of Japan.”
Deborah P wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“First of Natsuo Kirino books I have read and really really enjoyed it from cover to cover. Highly recommend this book!!! A great read!!”
BookWizz wrote this review Sunday, September 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Read this book!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thinking it's in my all time Top 10. Raw, sensuous, troubling, exhilarating, fiercely feminist, and just a plain good thriller.”
Kelly D wrote this review Monday, October 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great. reminds me of thomas harris”
IVirOrfeo wrote this review Sunday, September 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really liked this book. It's dark and shows "the underbelly" of contemporary Japanese society. A couple of scenes are rather gory, but the story line is compelling. A fascinating peek into the desperate lives of Japanese women working on an assembly line. A great change of pace from the more popular historical fiction written about Japan.”
Debbi K wrote this review Friday, August 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“very cool read, after you get past the gruesome details....”
luxereduxhome wrote this review Tuesday, July 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“a great suspense novel, the story keeps you hook through the end. I like the way that the author intertwined each of the characters lives together. It's very dark and often disturbing but yet realistic. I felt that Kirino was able shed some light to the more unknown side of the Japanese Society and was able to give a name to what can drive a person to do the extreme. If you're not too squeamish about reading detailed accounts of body dismemberment, then I highly recommend this XD.”
Ceres wrote this review Sunday, July 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
