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DEADLOCK —デッドロック—
同僚殺しの冤罪で、刑務所に収監された麻薬捜査官のユウト。監獄から出る手段はただひとつ、潜伏中のテロリストの正体を暴くこと―!! 密命を帯びたユウトだが、端整な容貌と長身の持ち主でギャングも一目置く同房のディックは、クールな態度を崩さない。しかも「おまえは自分の容姿を自覚しろ」と突然キスされて…!?
囚人たちの欲望が渦巻くデッドエンドLOVE。
囚人たちの欲望が渦巻くデッドエンドLOVE。
299 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 2006
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About the author
英田サキ
87 books6 followers英田 サキ（あいだ さき）は、日本のボーイズラブ小説家。
1月3日生まれ、山羊座、AB型。大阪府出身。
2002年10月『傷痕』（『小説JUNE』144号掲載）にて、商業誌デビュー。2004年「NGだらけの恋なんて」（プランタン出版 プラチナ文庫）が初の単行本。
『小説JUNE』にて連載されていた投稿作批評コラム「 中島梓 ( 栗本薫 の別名義)の小説道場」の門下生。ヤクザや刑事がメインキャラクターのハードボイルドな作品が多く、その緻密なプロット、武骨で硬派なストーリー展開に、〝BLの枠を超えた〟との賞賛の声も多数あり。
BL以外のライトノベル作品は、カタカナ表記の別名義〝アイダ サキ〟で執筆している。
Saki Aida is Boys Love (BL) author of Japan.
Birthday: January 3, Zodiac signs: Capricorn, Blood type: AB. Born in Osaka, Japan.
First published work: 「NGだらけの恋なんて」2004.
Saki Aida was one of the disciples of Azusa Nakajima (Another pen name of Kaoru Kurimoto ) Kaoru Kurimoto is very famous author of "The Guin Saga series", and at the same time she is known as a Boys Love author in Japan. In addition, she contributed as a founder of the genre of the Boys Love novel.
【Caution】There is a possibility that pirated editions are included in English page.
1月3日生まれ、山羊座、AB型。大阪府出身。
2002年10月『傷痕』（『小説JUNE』144号掲載）にて、商業誌デビュー。2004年「NGだらけの恋なんて」（プランタン出版 プラチナ文庫）が初の単行本。
『小説JUNE』にて連載されていた投稿作批評コラム「 中島梓 ( 栗本薫 の別名義)の小説道場」の門下生。ヤクザや刑事がメインキャラクターのハードボイルドな作品が多く、その緻密なプロット、武骨で硬派なストーリー展開に、〝BLの枠を超えた〟との賞賛の声も多数あり。
BL以外のライトノベル作品は、カタカナ表記の別名義〝アイダ サキ〟で執筆している。
Saki Aida is Boys Love (BL) author of Japan.
Birthday: January 3, Zodiac signs: Capricorn, Blood type: AB. Born in Osaka, Japan.
First published work: 「NGだらけの恋なんて」2004.
Saki Aida was one of the disciples of Azusa Nakajima (Another pen name of Kaoru Kurimoto ) Kaoru Kurimoto is very famous author of "The Guin Saga series", and at the same time she is known as a Boys Love author in Japan. In addition, she contributed as a founder of the genre of the Boys Love novel.
【Caution】There is a possibility that pirated editions are included in English page.
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March 9, 2011
Look, it's a more gay Japanese Shawshank Redemption! Ha, okay, not quite. It's about a Japanese-American DEA agent who's falsely accused of murdering his partner and sent to prison. He makes a deal with the FBI to try to find this terrorist leader (who's operating from inside a California prison) in exchange for his freedom. And this is BL, so of course he falls in love with his roommate Dick (worst name for a BL character EVAR). The story is interesting, if predictable, and I like the characters, even if the story's predictability makes the main character look kind of dumb (I guess it's not his fault one of the pictures gives away who the villain is). At first I was like, "Ah, of course the main character is a Japanese-American..." but then it turns out that Yuuto's father married a Mexican-American woman when Yuuto was little, and he grew up with so much of that influence that he feels closer ties to Mexican heritage than Japanese, which I thought was an unexpected and interesting touch. It was really sweet how important Yuuto's family was to him, and all the more so because they're not even related to him by blood (his father died a couple years before the book takes place).
I felt like the prison was WAY too gay, though. I mean, I know there's a lot of rape and stuff in prisons, but I don't know about all these guys that act like normal couples with their "girlfriends," or the group of okama who wear makeup and wrap cloth around their waists like skirts and have tea parties in their rooms. (TEA PARTIES?) I mean, if this were just a normal BL story, it wouldn't bother me so much, but the author obviously did a lot of research and worked really hard to create a believable environment, so that part seemed a little much to me. (Speaking of not believable, going from Matthew to marshmallow? A bit of a stretch in English.) Also, I didn't really like how the author went on and on about the problems with the American prison system and racism (yeah, those are serious problems, but...you're talking about them in a BL novel why, exactly?), but then that turned out to be part of the plot (sort of), so whatever. The ending REALLY would have annoyed me...but the next book is coming out this month, so I don't mindmuch. I'm looking forward to the next book; hopefully Yuuto won't seem so dumb now that he knows what's going on.
(Also, I slashed the CIA and the FBI. Oops. [They're such an annoying couple. Why don't they just TALK to each other??])
I felt like the prison was WAY too gay, though. I mean, I know there's a lot of rape and stuff in prisons, but I don't know about all these guys that act like normal couples with their "girlfriends," or the group of okama who wear makeup and wrap cloth around their waists like skirts and have tea parties in their rooms. (TEA PARTIES?) I mean, if this were just a normal BL story, it wouldn't bother me so much, but the author obviously did a lot of research and worked really hard to create a believable environment, so that part seemed a little much to me. (Speaking of not believable, going from Matthew to marshmallow? A bit of a stretch in English.) Also, I didn't really like how the author went on and on about the problems with the American prison system and racism (yeah, those are serious problems, but...you're talking about them in a BL novel why, exactly?), but then that turned out to be part of the plot (sort of), so whatever. The ending REALLY would have annoyed me...but the next book is coming out this month, so I don't mind
(Also, I slashed the CIA and the FBI. Oops. [They're such an annoying couple. Why don't they just TALK to each other??])
September 26, 2016
When it comes to BL novels one has to read, DEADLOCK is a title that pops up a lot, and now that I've finally read it I can see why, because it's really good and - something rare in BL - genuinely different. Part of it is the setting itself - after OZ, I'm not exactly a fan of prison stories, but I do see they have their own appeal. But the plot and the writing is absolutely stellar. It did take some time for me to like the characters (and I hope that at some later point we'll get to know what became of Matthew), but once I did oh. The art, which I already knew from the manga, was amazing and just complemented the story perfectly. I'm going to reread the manga before continuing with the novels so I can compare them while my memory is fresh, but no matter what this is a great novel that is absolutely worth reading if you can stomach stories with some darker content. I had to wait a bit until I was in the right mood, and I am glad I didn't force myself to read it before I was ready. But now I am sincerely glad I read it.
September 4, 2024
Oh my Luna… this was such a great novel. The characters felt so… real, raw, almost as if you were sitting in this terrifying prison with them. The whole setting of the book was just… wow. Goosebumps. I am so amazed by how the author managed to show the cruelness and at the same time make it manageable. There’s no denying - prison concept in media (same as in real life though) is a hard one. The things that happen behind the bars are disgusting, animalistic and just straight up cruel. It was so nice seeing that (some of) the characters remained nice and didn’t give in to sheer corruption.
The plot? Amazing. I got so into trying to figure out Corvus’ real identity. The plot twists were A-MA-ZING!!!
Also Dick’s and Yuto’s relationship was so funny at times. And the banger was top-tier. Trust me.
I’m really satisfied with the ending and I can’t wait to see what the next volume brings to the table 🖤
The plot? Amazing. I got so into trying to figure out Corvus’ real identity. The plot twists were A-MA-ZING!!!
Also Dick’s and Yuto’s relationship was so funny at times. And the banger was top-tier. Trust me.
I’m really satisfied with the ending and I can’t wait to see what the next volume brings to the table 🖤
September 3, 2023
5 ⭐
TOP TOP TOP 🔝
Muszę załatwić sobie drugi tom.
Albo przeczytać online, bo uwielbiam ich dwójkę całym sercem 😭 Kreska jest genialna, fabuła jak na yaoica nietypowa. Wszystko buja i jest jak trzeba.
Ogólnie ostrzegam, bo to tematyka więzienna i trochę obrzydliwości tu jest.
TOP TOP TOP 🔝
Muszę załatwić sobie drugi tom.
Albo przeczytać online, bo uwielbiam ich dwójkę całym sercem 😭 Kreska jest genialna, fabuła jak na yaoica nietypowa. Wszystko buja i jest jak trzeba.
Ogólnie ostrzegam, bo to tematyka więzienna i trochę obrzydliwości tu jest.
March 27, 2021
had to read it in one go after the mangas !!!
i feel like crying.
i feel like crying.
September 13, 2024
[Sul blog TÈ OOLONG DI MEZZANOTTE la recensione completa~]
Non sono poi molte, a pensarci, le strade lungo cui un BL ad ambientazione carceraria possa finire per condurre i propri lettori: c’è quella irta di critiche sociopolitiche e di atmosfere claustrofobiche e, beh, quella in cui gli avvisi di contenuti 🔥 attendono il lettore dietro ogni angolo.
E, tuttavia, Deadlock dà subito prova della capacità di trovare un efficace punto d’incontro fra gli approcci di cui sopra, privilegiando il primo senza rinunciare a un erotismo comunque garbato e strettamente intrecciato agli sviluppi del filone investigativo della trama. Le regole da Far West vigenti all’interno della prigione, la formazione di gruppi e il conseguente scoppio di conflitti su base etnica, la crudeltà intrinseca al sistema dell’isolamento e il trattamento riservato ai detenuti più giovani costituiscono, tutti insieme, uno sfondo dinamico allo scoccare dell’attrazione fra Yuto e l’imperscrutabile Dick: e se l’uno appare davvero come un pesce fuor d’acqua nel contesto appena descritto, l’altro, pur non ricalcando con precisione il classico profilo del criminale, dimostra di esservisi integrato agevolmente, abile com’è nel riuscire a incutere timore e rispetto perfino nei soggetti più bellicosi. Dicotomia, questa, che, sommata alla controproducente avvenenza del primo e all’alternarsi di silenzi gelidi e suadenti provocazioni del secondo, pone delle basi pressoché perfette – sfido chiunque a negarlo! – al germogliare di una turbolenta ma genuina storia d’amore.
Degno di nota, poi, anche il nutrito cast di figure secondarie: seppur tratteggiate con pennellate piuttosto rapide, sufficienti a metterle al centro di giusto una manciata di scene ciascuna, personalità come quella del mostruoso BB, della materna Tonya e della sorta di “porto sicuro” che Ernesto Rivera diviene in breve tempo agli occhi di Yuto, infatti, esse riescono, nel bene e nel male, a emergere con sorprendente nettezza.
Non sono poi molte, a pensarci, le strade lungo cui un BL ad ambientazione carceraria possa finire per condurre i propri lettori: c’è quella irta di critiche sociopolitiche e di atmosfere claustrofobiche e, beh, quella in cui gli avvisi di contenuti 🔥 attendono il lettore dietro ogni angolo.
E, tuttavia, Deadlock dà subito prova della capacità di trovare un efficace punto d’incontro fra gli approcci di cui sopra, privilegiando il primo senza rinunciare a un erotismo comunque garbato e strettamente intrecciato agli sviluppi del filone investigativo della trama. Le regole da Far West vigenti all’interno della prigione, la formazione di gruppi e il conseguente scoppio di conflitti su base etnica, la crudeltà intrinseca al sistema dell’isolamento e il trattamento riservato ai detenuti più giovani costituiscono, tutti insieme, uno sfondo dinamico allo scoccare dell’attrazione fra Yuto e l’imperscrutabile Dick: e se l’uno appare davvero come un pesce fuor d’acqua nel contesto appena descritto, l’altro, pur non ricalcando con precisione il classico profilo del criminale, dimostra di esservisi integrato agevolmente, abile com’è nel riuscire a incutere timore e rispetto perfino nei soggetti più bellicosi. Dicotomia, questa, che, sommata alla controproducente avvenenza del primo e all’alternarsi di silenzi gelidi e suadenti provocazioni del secondo, pone delle basi pressoché perfette – sfido chiunque a negarlo! – al germogliare di una turbolenta ma genuina storia d’amore.
Degno di nota, poi, anche il nutrito cast di figure secondarie: seppur tratteggiate con pennellate piuttosto rapide, sufficienti a metterle al centro di giusto una manciata di scene ciascuna, personalità come quella del mostruoso BB, della materna Tonya e della sorta di “porto sicuro” che Ernesto Rivera diviene in breve tempo agli occhi di Yuto, infatti, esse riescono, nel bene e nel male, a emergere con sorprendente nettezza.
February 23, 2019
L'univers carcéral est loin d'être rose, il est décrit comme un microcosme de la société américaine avec des guerres de gang où le racisme est omniprésent, chacun d'eux cherchant le contrôle au sein de la prison mais aussi à l'extérieur. Les violences sont essentiellement physiques -on ne s’embarrasse pas des violences psychiques, pas le temps- et aboutissent à un ramassis de cadavres dont personne n'est responsable, la loi du silence et celle du talion sont le maître-mot de cet enfer. Quelques prisonniers arrivent à créer des liens d'amitié, mais la nécessité faisant loi, il y a toujours un " protecteur" afin de stopper net toutes les dérives potentielles.
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January 7, 2023
Me ha gustado mucho poder leer el libro original que luego se ha adaptado a manga. A pesar de todo, y básicamente por ser una light novel, hay cosas que no se desarrollan mucho y los acontecimientos van muy rápido y hay cosas que pasan en la cárcel que quedan muy en el aire y son muy superficiales. Obviamente Saki Aida no quería contarlo pero apena el potencial que tenía y que al final las cosas quedan muy en la superficie. Aún así la he disfrutado y ganas de leerme los dos que me faltan.
February 24, 2018
Kreska jest boska, histria też nawet niezła ale niestety realia są źle przedstawione. Tak na pewno nie wygląda więzienie o zaostrzonym rygorze, bo nie wierzę, że w takim więzienie każdy chodzi gdzie chce i robi co chce... Jak na razie to największy minus tej historii
August 10, 2016
Me costó aaaaños encontrarlo. Años. El dibujo es bonito y pensé que la historia era interesante porque todavía no existía Orange is the New Black en aquellas épocas y era muy novedoso (para mi, en aquellas épocas) el tema de un pobre diablo que injustamente había acabado en la cárcel, donde conoce a otros reclusos y sus historias.
Está bien. Mejor que muchos cuentos yaoi, ligera, entretenida. Poquis de violencia, toda la gente demasiado hermosa para mi gusto pero vamos, hay una gran gama de historias gay que no tienen pies y cabeza y es pura cogedera y aquí al menos hay un poco más de esfuerzo.
El final es muy aburridón, sé que no es el cierre de la saga pero fue previsible que lo necesitaban para "justificar" la continuación.
No he decidido si leeré los otros tomos.
Está bien. Mejor que muchos cuentos yaoi, ligera, entretenida. Poquis de violencia, toda la gente demasiado hermosa para mi gusto pero vamos, hay una gran gama de historias gay que no tienen pies y cabeza y es pura cogedera y aquí al menos hay un poco más de esfuerzo.
El final es muy aburridón, sé que no es el cierre de la saga pero fue previsible que lo necesitaban para "justificar" la continuación.
No he decidido si leeré los otros tomos.
June 26, 2021
[3.5] It’s been a while since I read this book so no formal review (American prison setting, false accusations, undercover agents, oh my!) but I must say: Dick is such an unfortunate naming choice for a character of a BL novel (it's not even his real name either, yet we're stuck with calling him Dick all the time 😂)
September 28, 2013
Can't wait to new volumes..
December 30, 2023
I just read the translated text of the drama CD ... really want to read it but I can't understand Japanese ...
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