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Evil and the Mask by Stephen Coates, Fuminori Nakamura, Satoko Izumo

traitorjoes's review against another edition

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3.0

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blackpebble's review

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dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

matt4hire's review against another edition

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5.0

So it's really 4 1/2 stars, bc it drags for a bit during the last third with a little too much pontificating, but it recovers nicely. Fumihiro's a pretty fascinating lead, alternately depressed and desperate and cold (he reminds me a bit of the lead in Camus's The Stranger, that way), and the hook is so thrilling and frightening that it can propel the reader a long way. Definitely worth reading if you like your entertainment dark.

toni_elisa's review against another edition

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

3.0

gabion's review

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

4.75

seitenreise's review against another edition

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4.0

Ich muss meine Gedanken zu diesem Buch noch etwas ordnen, aber es hat mir definitiv gefallen.

Vom Klappentext her habe ich etwas vollkommen anderes erwartet, dennoch konnte mich die teilweise schon philosophische Handlung überzeugen.

loldesh's review against another edition

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1.0

Başıma ağrı girdi kitabın saçmalığından. Çok sinirliyim dkmdksmdmslmd.

wanderlustsleeping's review against another edition

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4.0

A unique novel! The main character doesn't become the typical killer caricature that often happens when this concept of "nature vs. nurture" in the "how do people become evil" debate. This, and the unexpected direction the tale takes, highly impressed me.

My book is filled with so many tabs because there were so many amazing lines and discussion on the nature of human beings and their ability to balance and weigh the actions of evil, both from others and themselves.

emmarobertson's review

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dark reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

arkichan's review against another edition

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5.0

Die Maske - Fuminori Nakamura - Roman Diogenes
Whow. Was eine geballte Ladung an Thriller, Philosophie, Liebesgeschichte und Wahnsinn.
Nakamura führt die Leserschaft durch die Abgründe des Bösen, die Irrwege der Schuld, den Treibsand der Kindheitstraumata in eine Welt, die zwischen Wahnsinn und Sehnsucht changiert.
So abgrundtief japanisch, so fast murakamisch mäandert die Geschichte durch das Leben, Leiden und Streben des Protagonisten, der in mehrfachem Sinn schon lange nicht mehr er selbst ist.
Ein tour de force der sich überschlagenden Ereignisse, garniert mit einem spöttisch unglaubwürdigen happy ending(?)
Ein großer Genuss.