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Puppet Master #3
模倣犯3
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266 pages, Paperback
First published March 21, 2001
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Miyuki Miyabe
308 books552 followersSee also 宮部 みゆき (Japanese language profile) and 宮部美幸 (Chinese language profile).
Miyuki Miyabe (宮部みゆき Miyabe Miyuki) is a popular contemporary Japanese author active in a number of genres including science fiction, mystery fiction, historical fiction, social commentary, and juvenile fiction.
Miyabe started writing novels at the age of 23. She has been a prolific writer, publishing dozens of novels and winning many major literary prizes, including the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize in 1993 for Kasha and the Naoki Prize in 1998 for Riyū [The Reason] (理由). A Japanese film adaptation of Riyû, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, was released in 2004.
Miyuki Miyabe (宮部みゆき Miyabe Miyuki) is a popular contemporary Japanese author active in a number of genres including science fiction, mystery fiction, historical fiction, social commentary, and juvenile fiction.
Miyabe started writing novels at the age of 23. She has been a prolific writer, publishing dozens of novels and winning many major literary prizes, including the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize in 1993 for Kasha and the Naoki Prize in 1998 for Riyū [The Reason] (理由). A Japanese film adaptation of Riyû, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, was released in 2004.
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December 6, 2022
Amazing, brilliant, masterpiece. Can't wait to get the Vol 4 and vol 5!!!
May 8, 2019
‘As for the men, they were always strangely objective. They didn’t look particularly sympathetic, alarmed, angry, or disgusted. Of course they were interested, but she had the feeling that only those with daughters around the same age as the victims were really deeply concerned. And then a sudden thought occurred to her, a fundamental, rudimentary question: why did men kill women? Women who were strangers to them, with whom they had absolutely no connection? It was as if just by being a woman you existed to be killed. As if men had the special right to kill women.’
This installment is incredibly disturbing because we spend a great deal of time in Hiromi’s mind. It becomes clear early on that he is mentally ill (possibly schizophrenic) and suffered emotional and physical abuse from his parents as a child, but is that an excuse for his extreme cruelty? Does that make him less guilty of mass murder? I don’t think so, but the courts would probably have sentenced him to an institution instead of a prison.
We slowly get a picture of how Peace manipulated Hiromi—how he took advantage of his weaknesses to bring out his violent streak. Peace’s goal of committing an act of pure evil is absolutely chilling. He’s a psychopath who looks upon people as actors and actresses in a play that he is writing. But like most arrogant narcissists who think themselves clever, he’s made a lot of stupid mistakes and it’s only a matter of time before the police find out his identity. I’m greatly looking forward to his downfall.
The only bright spot of this volume was Kaz’s POV, who is the opposite of Hiromi and Peace. He’s gentle and sympathetic to the point that it turned him into a victim. What happened to Kaz is very upsetting because he might have put a stop to the crime spree by going to the police with his suspicions. I do understand his logic and I know that he believed he was doing the right thing, but it’s still frustrating as a reader.
This installment is incredibly disturbing because we spend a great deal of time in Hiromi’s mind. It becomes clear early on that he is mentally ill (possibly schizophrenic) and suffered emotional and physical abuse from his parents as a child, but is that an excuse for his extreme cruelty? Does that make him less guilty of mass murder? I don’t think so, but the courts would probably have sentenced him to an institution instead of a prison.
We slowly get a picture of how Peace manipulated Hiromi—how he took advantage of his weaknesses to bring out his violent streak. Peace’s goal of committing an act of pure evil is absolutely chilling. He’s a psychopath who looks upon people as actors and actresses in a play that he is writing. But like most arrogant narcissists who think themselves clever, he’s made a lot of stupid mistakes and it’s only a matter of time before the police find out his identity. I’m greatly looking forward to his downfall.
The only bright spot of this volume was Kaz’s POV, who is the opposite of Hiromi and Peace. He’s gentle and sympathetic to the point that it turned him into a victim. What happened to Kaz is very upsetting because he might have put a stop to the crime spree by going to the police with his suspicions. I do understand his logic and I know that he believed he was doing the right thing, but it’s still frustrating as a reader.
August 13, 2023
It’s getting better and better 👍🏼
I’m now onto part 4
I’m now onto part 4
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