ディスコ探偵水曜日 (上) [Disuko Tantei Suiyōbi]

ディスコ探偵水曜日 #1

by Otaro Maijo, 舞城 王太郎

迷子専門の米国人探偵ディスコ・ウェンズデイは、東京都調布市で、六歳の山岸梢と暮らしている。ある日、彼の眼前で、梢の体に十七歳の少女が〈侵入〉。人類史上最大の事件の扉が開いた。魂泥棒、悪を体現する黒い鳥の男、円柱状の奇妙な館に集いし名探偵たちの連続死──。「お前が災厄の中心なんだよ」。ジャスト・ファクツ！　真実だけを追い求め、三千世界を駆けめぐれ、ディスコ!!　※この商品は固定レイアウトで作成されており、タブレットなど大きなディスプレイを備えた端末で読むことに適しています。また、文字列のハイライトや検索、辞書の参照、引用などの機能が使用できません。

Genres: Mystery, Light Novel

621 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2008

About the author

Otaro Maijo ( 舞城王太郎) is a Japanese Novelist.

Reviews

[pareidolia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Never change, Maijo. Never change.

I don't exactly know if I *liked* this, but I'm glad I read it nonetheless.
Like most of Maijo's works I've read and watched so far, few as they are, this one was an often frustrating, but ultimately rewarding experience. The frustrating parts were extremely frustrating, and I didn't get as much out of this story as I got out of, let's say, Biorg Trinity, tome 1 or both ID:Invaded and ID:Invaded #Brake-Broken, Vol. 1, but rewarding it was, if only because my life would be poorer without having read about Mercury C.

I *enjoyed* the first book (part 1 to 3) more than the second (part 4). The first three parts often run in circles, just like Disco's thoughts, but that seems somewhat apt for a story like this. It's a story set in a place overflowing with meaning, and Maijo sure loves his self-and other references, making me glad this wasn't my entrance point to his writing. He seems to like a bit of shock value just as much - I think he ultimately writes from a place of compassion, but sometimes he veers into a territory where I'm not quite sure I want to follow. Like, there's an abundance of stories that have violent things happen to girls and women, but center men's feelings - although only few draw my attention to it as much as this one did. I don't know if that's a good thing, a bad thing, or just a thing. tbf, not all if the abused children in this story are girls. But Kozue's abuse is the only one the reader experiences on page, in all graphic and disturbing detail. She matters in this story, there's no doubt about that, her feelings matter quite literally, but the first person narrator still takes front and center.

Anyway, it's the fourth part, "Ark", where I felt that things go a bit off the rails, and the story tries to do a bit too much for its own good. On the other hand, I prefer "too much" to "too little", and I will gladly take a book that leaves me with somewhat conflicted feelings and lots of thoughts to one that leaves me with some mild amusement, soon to be forgotten. Because I can say for sure that I won't forget Disco Wednesdayyy for some time.

Many, many thanks to Sway Translations!

[Ava]

I can't put my finger on exactly what, but something about the sway translation feels incredibly off. I'll come back to this once I feel comfortable reading it in jp (and after reading the 三大奇書 first)

[Waty · Rating 4 out of 5]

What the sigma

[Zakdj · Rating 4 out of 5]

At the same time one of the worst and best things I’ve read, hope volume 2/ chapter 4 makes it the latter. Maijo can be a genuinely engaging and interesting writer but it feels like he relies on shock far too much early on. Part 1 genuinely made me waver reading further because of how gross it can get, but chapter 2 and 3 are so genuinely good that I’m sad recommending this is extremely difficult, not even mentioning how much you need to understand detective fiction and such to get alot out of it.

I’m glad I read this, and I’m excited for volume 2, I’m just sad this is such a hard sell because of its early content.

[Schuh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Escrita/prosa: 10/10
Personagens: 10/10
Profundidade: 10/10
Impacto emocional: 10/10
Inovação: 10/10
Entretenimento: 10/10

Nossa, não sei nem o que dizer.
Disco wednesdayyy é uma história absurdamente complexa, imprevisível, emocionante, marcante e cheia de personalidade. Faz muito tempo que uma história não me impressiona tanto.
Se tornou não apenas a minha obra de mistério favorita, mas uma das minhas obras de ficção favoritas no geral. Altamente recomendado a todos que gostam de suspense e mistério.

[yuri · Rating 4 out of 5]

what


the


actual


fuck


(ill try writing a real review once i finish the whole thing, but until then that reaction is everything that the moment needs and do a good job summarizing all my feelings on the journey that is reading this weirdly incredible thing)

[Shinya]

まず一文目から意味が解らなかった｢今とここで~｣のところでとまってしまった。つまり凄く読みにくい文体だった｡舞城は好き好きしか読んでないので特にそうだった｡しかし名探偵が集まる､なんて中々ない場面展開でないか？作中に有るように探偵は回答機として存在する。だから普通一人しか居ないけどこの作品はそこが異例だった。探偵が問題を解くためにおらず、前座としての役目だった｡ただ、それは探偵だったのかな？間違える探偵というのも変な話だ。所々に笑えるシュールな話が有るのも作風なのかな？パンダが話せる利用がおもしろかった。

[Bemu · Rating 4 out of 5]

アルフレッド・ベスターの『ゴーレム100』ぐらいの奇書で
ありながらも、ラノベ風のノリで序盤は読みやすい。

中盤の推理部分は正直楽しめなく『ドグラマグラ』の
キチガイ地獄外道祭文を我慢して読んだ感覚と似ていた。

まだ全部読んでないが、奇妙奇天烈な展開には期待せざるをえない。