Ed reviewed I sette killer dello Shinkansen by Kōtarō Isaka
Test, please ignore.
Test, please ignore.
552 pages
Italian language
Published June 15, 2021
I sette killer dello Shinkansen
by Kōtarō Isaka
Kōtarō Isaka: I sette killer dello Shinkansen (Italian language, 2021)
- ISBN:
- 978-88-06-24783-6
- Goodreads:
- 58347352
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5 stars
(3 reviews)
Un treno partito da Tokyo e lanciato a trecento all’ora nella campagna giapponese. Una valigia piena di soldi nascosta in una delle carrozze. E sette assassini pronti a entrare in azione. Un meccanismo narrativo micidiale, in cui tensione e adrenalina si susseguono fino all’ultimo, straordinario, colpo di scena.
Oji ha la faccia innocente di uno studente per bene, in realtà è un pericoloso psicopatico. È lui ad aver mandato in ospedale il figlio di Kimura, che ora si trova sullo Shinkansen – il treno proiettile – per vendicarsi. Ma Kimura e Oji non sono gli unici passeggeri pericolosi. Nanao, a suo dire l’assassino piú sfigato del mondo, e la letale coppia formata da Mikan e Lemon sono sullo stesso treno. Chi o che cosa li ha riuniti in una manciata di vagoni? E chi arriverà vivo all’ultima stazione?
mario@bookwyrm.social reviewed Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka
Review of 'Bullet Train' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I'm not sure if there is such a thing as reading a book pre-emptively, but that's what I did with this, when I heard that there is a big budget film adaption coming in August (starring Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock, amongst others).
It's probably not the kind of book I usually read, but it turned out to be absolutely glorious, violent fun. In reviews, I've often seen comparisons to Pulp Fiction, and it's easy to see why - a Shinkansen full of a collection of professional hit men of various levels of competence, and other assorted criminals and psychopaths with conflicting aims, all having random discussions covering a whole range of bizarre random philosophical questions and - more than anything else - Thomas the Tank Engine, while attempting to kill each other, or at least avoid being killed.
It's full of clever twists and turns, and towards the end …
I'm not sure if there is such a thing as reading a book pre-emptively, but that's what I did with this, when I heard that there is a big budget film adaption coming in August (starring Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock, amongst others).
It's probably not the kind of book I usually read, but it turned out to be absolutely glorious, violent fun. In reviews, I've often seen comparisons to Pulp Fiction, and it's easy to see why - a Shinkansen full of a collection of professional hit men of various levels of competence, and other assorted criminals and psychopaths with conflicting aims, all having random discussions covering a whole range of bizarre random philosophical questions and - more than anything else - Thomas the Tank Engine, while attempting to kill each other, or at least avoid being killed.
It's full of clever twists and turns, and towards the end there is one final particular twist that is so unbelievably delicious, if I told you I would have to kill you. But it's not really a spoiler to note that by the time the Shinkansen reaches its final destination, the number of dead bodies on the train vastly outnumbers those still alive.
