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Gosick #2
Gosick II -ゴシック・その罪は名もなき- [Gosick II -Goshikku - Sono Tsumi wa Na mo Naki-]
The year is 1924, the place, Sauville, a small European country neatly tucked beside the Alps... Kazuya Kujo has been studying abroad at the prestigious Saint Marguerite Academy, where urban legends and horror stories are all the rage. Most Kazuya ignores--but the story of the Queen Berry, a mysterious ghost ship, really gets to him. Of course, his brainy friend Victorique is much more intrigued by true stories, and she uses her unrivaled logic to solve mysteries even the town's famous detective can't. Ironically, it's Victorique's inquisitive nature that leads the duo to board a ship that matches the Queen Berry's description to a tee, a ship that might just hold the key to solving a sinister mystery... Kazuki Sakuraba's modern twist on Holmes and Watson--pairing Victorique, a wizened young girl with doll-like looks and her eager-to-please sidekick Kazuya--make this international bestseller a must-read murder mystery.
392 pages, Paperback
First published November 25, 2009
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October 13, 2013
It's such a shame that this is the last volume of the manga to be published in English because I'm really liking it so far. Luckily there are scanlations online but I really would have preferred to buy a whole set of the manga to own. They would look so pretty in my room.
March 28, 2020
Cuốn này xuất hiện 2 vụ án tách biệt hoàn toàn, với hai hung thủ khác nhau. Ở cuốn 1 mình dễ dàng đoán ra được hung thủ nhưng ở cuốn này mình đã đoán hơi nhầm. Tuyến nhân vật trong truyện được mở rộng hơn nhiều và tình cảm giữa các nhân vật chính cũng được tăng lên một cấp. Ở tập trước hai người tình trong như đã mặt ngoài còn e, nhưng qua tập 2 này, ít nhiều họ cũng hiểu rõ về tình cảm đối phương dành cho mình. Cuốn này đọc giải trí khá ổn và thú vị. Tuy là cách gây án không mới nhưng plot twist cũng ổn, có điều động cơ giết người có vẻ hơi củ chuối
February 5, 2020
Đọc khá cuốn, nhưng nhiều chỗ rất chi là lạc quẻ.
February 7, 2020
5 sao tập này hay hơn cả tập 1
January 20, 2026
cuốn này cảm giác gothic hơn tập 1
September 2, 2012
This isn't a first book in the series, so lets assume you're already familiar with the cast & their dynamic. If you've watched the anime you already know this story too: its been adapted & animated pretty well
Victorique dresses like a porcelain doll with frills and lace 50 years out of style (if this is the 1920s, she is waaaay old-fashioned) She looks far younger than her age (teenager), sound old (must be all that pipe smoking), reads and eats sweets all day... oh, and she enjoys the occasional break from the everyday boredom by solving mysteries. Its like a tsundere moe loli Nero Wolfe! (or for this particular story, more like Sherlock Holmes, as she does leave residence to look for clues herself, instead of making Kazuya do it)
This book is a fun read, even if there's minor translation [?] issues. Or maybe thats a math issue? The only time Victorique's height is listed in real numbers, she's said to be 5'10"! Someone was either converting metric wrong or really needs a better proofreader
The cover is also atrocious! Who at TokyoPop thought it a good idea to take a beautiful illustration of the both main characters on a lush background, edit out EVERYTHING except V and then slap it on a horrid textured orange *facepalm*
Victorique dresses like a porcelain doll with frills and lace 50 years out of style (if this is the 1920s, she is waaaay old-fashioned) She looks far younger than her age (teenager), sound old (must be all that pipe smoking), reads and eats sweets all day... oh, and she enjoys the occasional break from the everyday boredom by solving mysteries. Its like a tsundere moe loli Nero Wolfe! (or for this particular story, more like Sherlock Holmes, as she does leave residence to look for clues herself, instead of making Kazuya do it)
This book is a fun read, even if there's minor translation [?] issues. Or maybe thats a math issue? The only time Victorique's height is listed in real numbers, she's said to be 5'10"! Someone was either converting metric wrong or really needs a better proofreader
The cover is also atrocious! Who at TokyoPop thought it a good idea to take a beautiful illustration of the both main characters on a lush background, edit out EVERYTHING except V and then slap it on a horrid textured orange *facepalm*
June 21, 2012
A fantastic expansion on the character personalities already established from the show. It was really lovely reading about the two main characters adventures in further detail, leaving me to picture all the details myself. I really wish more of this series would be published in English!
February 9, 2014
the hero is not my type
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