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Zekka: L’autobiographie controversée de « Boy A », le serial killer le plus jeune du Japon
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Published July 13, 2024
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January 30, 2026
Honestly I don't know what to think about this book.
When I opened it I was like: "okay, let's play devil's advocate and try believing in what he says"
It was interesting because, as a follower of true crime podcast, I never really focus on the person behind the crime. This book allowed me to do this. I even agree with him on some topics but, of course, I don't justify his crimes.
It's clear that he doesn't want pity.
It's also clear that sometimes he manipulated his narrative, sometimes in a contradictory way (he declared to hate physical contact yet he had been with s3x workers).
In the end I think that Alexandre Bodécot sumerize perfectly what I feel about this book and the author.
«[...] I reflect on these few months and I will confess something: beyond his crimes, I felt a real suffering in him, but also a real courage in the way he faces his demons and his past. To be honest [...] I think he's at peace with himself, even if more intimate torments continue to torture him [...]»
When I opened it I was like: "okay, let's play devil's advocate and try believing in what he says"
It was interesting because, as a follower of true crime podcast, I never really focus on the person behind the crime. This book allowed me to do this. I even agree with him on some topics but, of course, I don't justify his crimes.
It's clear that he doesn't want pity.
It's also clear that sometimes he manipulated his narrative, sometimes in a contradictory way (he declared to hate physical contact yet he had been with s3x workers).
In the end I think that Alexandre Bodécot sumerize perfectly what I feel about this book and the author.
«[...] I reflect on these few months and I will confess something: beyond his crimes, I felt a real suffering in him, but also a real courage in the way he faces his demons and his past. To be honest [...] I think he's at peace with himself, even if more intimate torments continue to torture him [...]»
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