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The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo

19 reviews

theoretically_reading's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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bunnypearl's review

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

4.0

The Inugami Curse was a pretty easy read with a strange series of events leading to its conclusion. I wouldn't recommend this book to just anyone, but if you enjoy creative murder-mysteries, I might direct you to this title. While none of the characters, in my opinion, are particularly likable, that doesn't stop the book from being engaging. 
As a general warning (of sorts): don't go into this story expecting to root for anyone. The book is pretty plot-focused and none of the characters go through much development, aside from having periods of grieving.

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poojag's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.0


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tragedies's review

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challenging funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was absolutely WILD. I devoured it in two sittings, and in both times, I completely lost all sense of time and space. I don’t know what Seishi Yokomizo put in this, but it’s extremely addicting. A real page turner. Though I find some answers to the mystery a little predictable, it’s how you get to those answers that poses quite the challenge and I love it. Honestly, the Inugamis deserve their own reality show because damn their family drama is on a league of its own. There are vengeful, ever-scheming relatives; family members with familiar faces but questionable identities; and, of course, the source of all this drama—Sahei Inugami—the clan’s patriarch, renowned rags-to-riches owner of a silk empire, and most of all, resident bisexual disaster (not a spoiler, just facts from the first chapter!). And what a disaster he was. His messy past had already been an open secret in the village, but as more of his secrets come to light, another tragedy befalls the clan, like a curse unraveling after decades of dormancy. Just when you think you know what was going on, something else is revealed that completely throws you off course. Even genius detective Kosuke Kindaichi is thrown for a loop, much to his chagrin but also to our entertainment. A riveting murder mystery that is equal parts thrilling and cozy. I loved The Honjin Murders, but this is on another level entirely. I’d give anything just to read this again for the first time.

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daepyonimst's review against another edition

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

3.75


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a1exander's review

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challenging 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? Yes

3.75


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crows_in_a_trenchcoat's review

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dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A

4.75


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bpryan's review

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

3.75

A great Yokomizo mystery with a startling ending (in a good way!)

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bestsoph123's review

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this mystery, it was better than his first one (Honjin Murders), and I grew really attached to the characters.

The killer is not really that surprising, but i like the element of so many coincidences within it.

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srm's review

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

3.5

A solid enough mystery, but I never got really excited about the plot or characters, although the reveal was quite clever. 

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