夏季限定熱帶水果聖代事件

Shōshimin #2

by Honobu Yonezawa, 米澤穗信, 緋華璃 (Translator)

終於放暑假了，立志當個低調小市民的偵探少年小鳩和偵探少女小佐內，今夏有個大計劃，就是要吃遍〈小佐內甜點指南書‧夏季版〉的所有甜點。小佐內說：「這張地圖啊，將左右我這個夏天的命運喔！」

結果第一次的甜點品嘗會就成了兩人的腦力較勁大作戰，出乎意料好吃的夏洛特蛋糕讓小鳩又偷吃了另一塊，本來以為證據已經完全湮滅，最後卻還是被小佐內發現，首回合吞下敗仗。

就在兩人一邊到處吃甜點，又一邊互相鬥智時，卻發生了一件非常大條的事……小佐內竟然被綁架了！第一名的「夏季限定熱帶水果聖代」都還沒吃到，怎麼可以這樣呢？！小鳩無論如何也要把小佐內救回來，卻發現整個夏天所發生的事，其實是個完全超出他預料之外的「陰謀」……

Genres: Light Novel

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2006

About the author

Honobu Yonezawa (米澤穂信), Yonezawa Honobu, born 1978) loved making up stories even as a child and began writing fiction at the age of 14. By the time he got to university he was posting stories on his own website. After graduation he continued writing while working in a bookstore, and first got into print in 2001 when Hyoka (Ice Cream), a YA mystery novel he submitted for the Kadokawa School Novel Prize competition, earned an honorable mention. Sayonara yosei (Farewell, Sprite), a critically acclaimed story of the relationship between Japanese high-school boys and a girl from war-torn Yugoslavia, helped cement his reputation when it was published in 2004. Since then he has been a regular presence on lists of the year's best mysteries. Oreta ryukotsu (Broken Keel) won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Novels in 2011. Though known especially for his distinctive and fresh blending of the tale of youth with the whodunit, Yonezawa has also made forays into science fiction, as with 2006’s Botorunekku (Bottleneck) and 2007’s Inshitemiru (Try Indulging), a sinister "murder game" story. In 2013 he published the novel Rikashiburu (Recursible). He is a leading figure among Japan's younger generation of mystery writers.

source：http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/...

Reviews

[Genma496 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yonezawa is a good mystery writer and a great character writer, and that comes through very clearly in this one. The tight logic of the mysteries is satisfying as always, and the confidence in being able to draw interesting puzzles from mundane situations is on full display here as usual, but what really takes this book from a good display of fun puzzle plots to a masterpiece is the way the archetypes of detective and criminal mastermind ala Sherlock and Moriarty are turned into real human people with real human struggles. There's a kind of sad maturity to the writing here that you rarely see in anime-adjacent works and works dealing with teenage protagonists. That was definitely present in Hyouka as well, but it's taken to another level here. Hyouka could still adequately be described as "solving fun little mysteries with friends", but that kind of sweet description just feels like a lie if applied to this one. Throughout his entire narration Kobato just keeps putting distance between himself and the other people in his life. He can't trust in a romcom-like situation such as the Sweets tour, and he's ultimately right not to. While the ultimate understanding revealed in Hyouka's mysteries tends to bring more understanding between the characters and aid in Oreki's growth, there's just a biting cynicism to this reveal that, along with the plot in the book taking a much heavier turn than anything in Hyouka, feels designed like a gut punch to a reader of that series. I think Hyouka's mysteries tend to be more mechanically satisfying, but I continue to be wowed by the way mysteries in this series are inextricably tied with the character writing, and I think the principal dynamic is much more interesting than Hyouka's.

[Mitha Septiandari · Rating 5 out of 5]

After finishing this book, I can confidently say that Shoushimin series is waaay darker than Hyouka. I may already realize it by the complexity of the two main characters in the first series, but this second book brings me to another level of darkness. The issues involved in this book is pretty serious-drug abuse, kidnapping, and even the meaning of the relationship of Kobato and Osanai themselves.
The way the story resolved in the end was heartbreaking too. I still think that Osanai didn't properly tell Kobato the reason behind her accomplishment and Kobato needed to listen to it. I really don't want them to be separated. Ah, I should just read the third book quickly now.

[CJ Tillman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow this was intense and went places I would never assume based on the first book or the adorable cover. While the first book in the series makes a good point for why the characters shouldn’t try to be 小市民, this one actually takes on the impossible tasks and seems to try to convince the reader that maybe they actually should. The overall story is fantastic, with tons of moral conundrums that give a lot for the reader to mull over. I think the first few chapters are pretty weak compared to the first book though. I can’t wait to see where this series goes next!

[ツバキ · Rating 3 out of 5]

雖然覺得這集有稍微比較有趣一點。
我覺得第一個事件很有趣啦，超日常的XDDD 但整體還是有點微妙......
不過讀完這集我終於知道我讀這個系列一直感受的不適是什麼了，或者該說是難以釋懷的部分。就是這個故事中角色們好像都擁有自己獨特的世界觀，不是故事的世界觀，是角色自己擁有的世界觀，導致他們每次在對話的時候，對話的很開心、彼此也都同意對話的內容，可是讀者我只是被拋在一旁，完全無法融入。

不是無法認同他們的價值觀這種狀況，還是無法理解他們的想法，而是真的不用世界觀（？）這個詞，我很難形容我的心情XD 就算是其他小說我也很少有這種感覺，頂多是覺得難以理解角色的價值觀而已，可是這個系列明明也沒有用什麼特殊名詞，明明就翻譯成中文了，可是完全無法理解主角的世界觀。

[RoninLim_13 · Rating 4 out of 5]

花了差不多3.5个小时就把这本书读完了！个人觉得很有趣，而且我想当喜欢故事中“小佐内精选甜品指南的夏季版”这个设定，因为可以几乎每天吃到甜点真的有点太过幸福了。米泽穗信形容的甜点方式也很棒，阅读过程中也学到了一些从来没有听过的甜点名称。整本书的不同事件和章节到最后都有串联在一起，而且最后的反转有点出乎意料，整体而言是相当不错的。最后突然想到小鸠有一句：“不要一错再错了。”直接让我笑死

[Mylove4book · Rating 5 out of 5]

看了好想吃夏洛特蛋糕。
小鳩的個性太勉強了有點煩呢。

[RyeCather · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

[Hsien Tsui · Rating 3 out of 5]

由於劇情的走向，可以看出主角兩人的扭曲度。說實在的，我覺得設定在大學生可能會好一點吧，總之就是跟上一本一樣，代入感很弱，看的時候一心就只想看完而已，沒感受到什麼看書的喜悅。後悔沒先去圖書館用借的就好，但是還是會繼續把接下來的秋季和巴黎馬卡龍事件看下去。

[veri · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series so far is seemingly a simple light novel-fitting premise that goes beyond in terms of complexity of character motivations. As a mystery, I enjoyed it a lot.

[Mestopa · Rating 5 out of 5]

2nd season Shoushimin Series

[Geun Woo Shin · Rating 4 out of 5]

요네자와 호노부 스타일의 책.
일상적인 추리소재에 양파이 여러겹이 있는 사건!
재미있다.
잘 읽힌다.
제목처럼 달콤한 디저트가 너무 조금만 있어서 아껴먹고 싶은
그런책이다.
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