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Confessions by Kanae Minato

18 reviews

bugsanddirt's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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chloseencounter's review against another edition

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

3.5

Confessions was a fun little read and while it had its problems, I thought some of the ideas used here where very unique. It’s hard to do things that have rarely been done before and I think this novel accomplished that. 

The strongest literary device here to me was that this book was the same exact story being told from different POVs multiple times, while this at moments felt a little repetitive I loved that every chapter could be the same events but a completely different story based on the narrator. Every new retelling flipped what you had known previously on its head which made you question each character. There were times where I felt disgust and sympathy  toward each person and it all depended on who was talking. 

I wasn’t sure how they’d wrap this all up but I think the end was a nice little tie up to the events of the story and ultimately as close to Justice as one could expect in a situation like this. 

Overall, this was an interesting read and while it could’ve grabbed me more I did appreciate the use of unique story telling and I’m excited to watch the movie. 

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corpseparty's review against another edition

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4.0


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dalmavatai's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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mermellie's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

 OH MY GOD this was so good, the intricate details of this story, all the interesting characters, this was just so so good. I have to say that sometimes it could get a little bit repetitive and slow but that didn't decrease my interest. 

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alvina_ashraf's review

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Damn, it was a rollercoaster! I had trouble getting used to the style of writing but as the story progressed, I was horrified. Just when you think you misunderstood a character or that they might have some redeeming qualities, they prove you wrong. There is some talk about morality and I found myself wondering about the various situation in the story and what my morality would have allowed me. 

P.S: One incident is told many times so repetition can annoy some readers.

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brie333's review

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challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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shmus's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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