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Murder in the Crooked House by Sōji Shimada

marialeon_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

shizuyea's review against another edition

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

3.0

irrene97's review

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adventurous mysterious relaxing 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

4.25

headliner's review against another edition

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

4.0

Suatu malam, para penghuni rumah miring dengan struktur yang unik itu dibuat geger dengan terbunuhnya salah satu tamu di kamarnya. Beberapa hari kemudian, kasus serupa terjadi kembali dan membuat suasana rumah kian mencekam.

Menurutku pendekatan dalam pembuka cerita pada buku ini cukup unik karena menyebutkan beragam bangunan di berbagai belahan dunia. Rasanya seperti mendapatkan trivia baru. Belum lagi dengan pencantuman karakter di halaman awal sangat membantu pembaca. Well, walaupun cukup banyak ya. Jadi saranku perlu catatan khusus untuk itu supaya gak bolak-balik dan untuk menulis clue pada kasusnya. OH YA penggambaran denah-denah rumahnya juga sangat membantu untuk memahami struktur dari rumah miring ini.

Aku cukup menikmati cerita pada buku ini meskipun di bagian-bagian bab awal sempat ngerasa bosen dan suntuk, terkesan lamaaa banget. Namun, setelah Detektif Mitarai datang yang mana di sekitar halaman ke-200-an akhir (seingatku), tensionnya mulai terasa. Terus juga biasanya kalau ada kasus pembunuhan yang dicurigai adalah sosok manusia,
tapi di sini adalah boneka
. Gak biasa aja untukku.

Tentang bagaimana closing dari kasus ini saat pelaku, motif, dan caranya dikuak rasanya memuaskan. Ternyata bikin perasaan campur aduk dan lumayan tragis. Meskipun untuk sampai di bagian tersebut pembaca perlu menebak-nebak dan melewati halaman yang cukup banyak. Selamat menebak!

TMI not related to the review:
Akhirnya aku berhasil dapatin slot peminjaman di iPusnas dan menamatkan buku ini!!! terus waktu penggunaan sudut pandang orang pertama digunakan, jujur aku bingung pov siapa yang digunakan, tapi kayaknya salah satu pihak penyelidik??? argh kayaknya kelewat :< jadi makin penasaran sama TZM buat ketemu sama Detektif Mitarai deh aku. 

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cerebulon's review against another edition

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

3.25

mquill93's review against another edition

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

3.25

mtafil22's review against another edition

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4.0

It was like playing clue in a book, but the clues were much more difficult to find.

I would have given it five stars had it not done a ton of ground work and story building before introducing the detective. I think I would have enjoyed the read more if more of the story was discovered after the introduction of the detective.

zuamean's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

3.75

wtfrjk's review against another edition

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3.0

Another book to add to "shifting death maze" list. Really interesting references and characters, including Piranesi and the Golem of Prague, but altogether a truly unsatisfying ending, including obnoxious tease by the author / Watson of "you can solve this, I gave you the clues," followed pretty quickly by "maybe I didn't lol."

mcnamee623's review

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challenging informative mysterious 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? No

2.75