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刑事・夏目信人 #1
刑警的眼神
「對我來說，偵查總是伴隨著莫大的痛苦——」
夏目年幼的女兒遇到隨機殺人者，頭部重傷成為植物人，身為父親，他決定轉職成為追捕犯人的刑警。
此後，夏目開始面對各式各樣的黑暗罪行：受到虐待的孩子、被殺的遊民、青少年犯罪……夏目時而溫柔，時而嚴厲地注視著因社會的扭曲而深受折磨的人，努力尋找真相，同時也試圖找出十年前對女兒痛下毒手的罪犯——
藥丸岳以驚人洞察力描寫人性黑暗，但又賦與人們希望，藉由為女兒調查真相的刑警夏目，以獨特視角貫穿全書，本書是藥丸岳的連續短篇代表作。
夏目年幼的女兒遇到隨機殺人者，頭部重傷成為植物人，身為父親，他決定轉職成為追捕犯人的刑警。
此後，夏目開始面對各式各樣的黑暗罪行：受到虐待的孩子、被殺的遊民、青少年犯罪……夏目時而溫柔，時而嚴厲地注視著因社會的扭曲而深受折磨的人，努力尋找真相，同時也試圖找出十年前對女兒痛下毒手的罪犯——
藥丸岳以驚人洞察力描寫人性黑暗，但又賦與人們希望，藉由為女兒調查真相的刑警夏目，以獨特視角貫穿全書，本書是藥丸岳的連續短篇代表作。
320 pages, Paperback
First published June 15, 2012
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October 24, 2016
This is a very difficult book to grade because I believe that vastly different societal norms and expectations underlie the reception of this writing. As a document attesting to Japanese interest in social justice and personal beliefs about criminal reform, I'd probably rate this a 3.5 or 4; but as a volume of short detective or crime fiction stories, I can't give this more than a 2.
Yakumaru is a popular writer in Japan; his work is eagerly anticipated and television adaptations are made of most of his stories. He clearly speaks to something in Japanese popular culture. Readers like these stories; they respond to them and want more of them and they want to see them realized in different forms.
Sadly, I'm not a contemporary Japanese reader. I read these stories and what I see are threadbare plots and characterization that barely skims the surface. Reactions among the characters are stereotypical and there is no suspense. The reader knows from virtually the first or second page of these tales who the culprit is; even their motivation is telegraphed early on, and everyone ends up facing justice (such as it is). There are no surprises and no ambiguity. The best of these read like a television melodrama; the worst lack even that level of depth.
In Japan, Yakumaru is apparently lauded for his use of marginal, juvenile, and impoverished characters who have been through the justice system before, and it's clear that he cares about reform and social justice. This is commendable but it's not enough to make a story memorable or compelling. I wouldn't mind reading more about Natsume Nobuhito and his quest for true justice, but I'll need evidence of the author's desire to dig deeper and feel more before I'll commit to doing so.
Yakumaru is a popular writer in Japan; his work is eagerly anticipated and television adaptations are made of most of his stories. He clearly speaks to something in Japanese popular culture. Readers like these stories; they respond to them and want more of them and they want to see them realized in different forms.
Sadly, I'm not a contemporary Japanese reader. I read these stories and what I see are threadbare plots and characterization that barely skims the surface. Reactions among the characters are stereotypical and there is no suspense. The reader knows from virtually the first or second page of these tales who the culprit is; even their motivation is telegraphed early on, and everyone ends up facing justice (such as it is). There are no surprises and no ambiguity. The best of these read like a television melodrama; the worst lack even that level of depth.
In Japan, Yakumaru is apparently lauded for his use of marginal, juvenile, and impoverished characters who have been through the justice system before, and it's clear that he cares about reform and social justice. This is commendable but it's not enough to make a story memorable or compelling. I wouldn't mind reading more about Natsume Nobuhito and his quest for true justice, but I'll need evidence of the author's desire to dig deeper and feel more before I'll commit to doing so.
March 11, 2017
i guess i'm just not a fan of the detective short story
the bulk of the time is given to establishing characters only to be quickly disposed/revealed and done away with. i rarely felt like i was given the opportunity to engage with the procedural but instead was made to watch each episode of soap opera unfold.
the bulk of the time is given to establishing characters only to be quickly disposed/revealed and done away with. i rarely felt like i was given the opportunity to engage with the procedural but instead was made to watch each episode of soap opera unfold.
September 12, 2023
本是法務技官（專職輔導行為偏差青少年）的夏目信人，30歲時因幼女被隨機殺人犯襲擊成為植物人後，改行成為刑警。
七篇故事是以成為刑警十年後的夏目為主角，他一方面追查女兒兇手，另一方面經手辦的案子。每個案件不僅是找兇手的推論，「為什麼要殺人」的動機才更是著墨人性的最佳舞台。
複述「其行可誅，其心可憫」的主題，人物主角有—替姊姊頂替入獄的十五歲少年；為找殺兒兇手而自願成為遊民的老人；和女友情慾糾葛的性別認同障礙者；為和青春期兒子相處而煩惱的單親父親；明知男友是渣男卻想要殺害反對婚事的兒子的母親；另有隱情的拒學女學生；雖改過自新卻背負魯莽傷人愧疚的年輕爸爸。
到了最後一個故事《刑警的眼睛》時，夏目信人終於找到當年用鐵鎚狙擊女兒頭部，造成女兒成了植物人的兇手。動機呢？只是因為一個從沒有感受愛的青少年，想要給諄諄相勸的法務技官（類似社福輔導員）一個「教訓」—讓你也嚐嚐世間並非像你所說的那麼美好吧！多年後，即使已經有了美滿家庭，充滿悔意的罪惡感總是如影隨形。
獨立的七個案例，在貫穿全場的主角夏目信人「找傷害女兒兇手」的大前提下，整本書的結構十分完整。聚焦在「其行可誅，其心可憫」上，探究人性的可惡與可悲。
很不錯的作品喲！於是預約了作者的另一本書。
七篇故事是以成為刑警十年後的夏目為主角，他一方面追查女兒兇手，另一方面經手辦的案子。每個案件不僅是找兇手的推論，「為什麼要殺人」的動機才更是著墨人性的最佳舞台。
複述「其行可誅，其心可憫」的主題，人物主角有—替姊姊頂替入獄的十五歲少年；為找殺兒兇手而自願成為遊民的老人；和女友情慾糾葛的性別認同障礙者；為和青春期兒子相處而煩惱的單親父親；明知男友是渣男卻想要殺害反對婚事的兒子的母親；另有隱情的拒學女學生；雖改過自新卻背負魯莽傷人愧疚的年輕爸爸。
到了最後一個故事《刑警的眼睛》時，夏目信人終於找到當年用鐵鎚狙擊女兒頭部，造成女兒成了植物人的兇手。動機呢？只是因為一個從沒有感受愛的青少年，想要給諄諄相勸的法務技官（類似社福輔導員）一個「教訓」—讓你也嚐嚐世間並非像你所說的那麼美好吧！多年後，即使已經有了美滿家庭，充滿悔意的罪惡感總是如影隨形。
獨立的七個案例，在貫穿全場的主角夏目信人「找傷害女兒兇手」的大前提下，整本書的結構十分完整。聚焦在「其行可誅，其心可憫」上，探究人性的可惡與可悲。
很不錯的作品喲！於是預約了作者的另一本書。
May 27, 2019
I don't really agree that a cop has to doubt everybody. Rather, a cop has to be able to see through the facade of everybody. Well, I think we all need to be able to do that.
August 9, 2023
6,5/10
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