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Tokyo Express by Rose-Marie Makino-Fayolle, Seichō Matsumoto

jakepenny33's review against another edition

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

3.0

kelforrest's review

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

3.0

I enjoyed this recently enough!! The use of train timetables could be boring to some so the main focus of the book won't be for you, but for me it made the story feel very unique - especially in how the train times were all real train times!!

I didn't find the mystery too intriguing in the grand scheme of things but that's okay since it made the book easy to read.

People I'd recommend this book to:
-People who would be interested in clues surrounded train timetables
-People with decent memories for numbers/train times
-People in a reading slump who needs something decent but not too difficult to read

davidgo's review

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

greggbaconroll's review against another edition

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

4.0

picklepig245's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

giorsinwonderland's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 ✨

martinarusconi's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.0

jennyag's review against another edition

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challenging informative mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

starkymalarkey's review

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mysterious fast-paced

4.75

bibs's review against another edition

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

3.0

It was enjoyable but I was expecting more. The ending was a bit abrupt, I wish there was more clues so that, when we got the full explanation, it would be obvious where we had missed important details. In the beginning, I was so intrigued and always wanted to know more but in the end, it was very straightforward.

I liked the way he described characters, it was very simple but super realistic. I usually don't like when authors spend a bunch of time with pretentious adjectives that don't mean anything.