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Cargando... Three Assassins (2004)por 伊坂 幸太郎
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Three Assassins – Something lost in Translation Three Assassins written by Kotaro Isaka an award -winning Japanese writer, published all over the world according to the blurb. On the evidence of this ‘thriller’ I am not sure which language he is an award winner in. It is not English and that is not blaming the translation. The premise of three assassins at work at the behest of the rich and powerful in Japan is excellent. The delivery on the other hand is poor. The characterisation is not believable unless something has been lost in translation. I admit I did not finish this book, getting to half- way through the book was hard enough work and took a week! I cannot see this gaining an audience in the English- speaking world, it does not match up with the thrillers that it is competing with. If you want a thriller about three assassins, this is not the book for you. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
By the internationally bestselling author of Bullet Train, the high-octane new thriller, set in Tokyo's criminal underworld, pits an ordinary man against a group of talented and very unusual assassins Three Assassins is the high-stakes, high-style, and utterly propulsive follow-up to Kotaro Isaka's international bestseller, Bullet Train, a Crime Reads "Most Anticipated Book of 2021." Suzuki is an ordinary man until his wife is murdered. To get answers and his revenge, Suzuki abandons his law-abiding lifestyle and takes a low-level job with a front company operated by the crime gang Maiden, who are responsible for his wife's death. Before long, Suzuki finds himself caught up in a network of quirky and highly effective assassins: The Cicada is a knife expert. The Pusher nudges people into oncoming traffic. The Whale whispers bleak aphorisms to his victims until they take their own lives. Intense and electrifying, Three Assassins delivers a wild ride through the criminal underworld of Tokyo, populated by contract killers who are almost superhumanly good at their jobs. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The blurb isn't exactly what happens in the book: Suzuki doesn't have to 'take each of the [three assassins] on', but eventually all paths collide and we barrel towards an explosive and violent conclusion.
As I said initially, for me this doesn't quite have the stunning impact that 'Bullet Train' did, but it is satisfyingly wonderful and is unlike most stuff that is out there, so it's a minor quibble.
4.5 stars, just not quite a 5. ( )