This is not a mystery book, as one might assume (at least I did), but a book about relationships and marriage culture.
It had moments that drew me in and that I really enjoyed, but in the end there were too many slow parts that made me dread doing my weekly reading for the book club. On the other hand, the ending felt rushed and unsatisfying.
I still wouldn't call it a bad book, and I think there are a lot of people who would enjoy it. I think it's the author's style to make these intricate and slow moving character studies, so if you're into that, this book does it well. The only other thing I have read by this author was かがみの孤城 and while I think 傲慢と善良 is a better book, I see many of the things I disliked about かがみの孤城 in 傲慢と善良 as well. Mostly that it moves very slowly and that I thought a lot of it could be cut out and was pointless.
This is not a mystery book, as one might assume (at least I did), but a book about relationships and marriage culture. It had moments that drew me in and that I really enjoyed, but in the end there were too many slow parts that made me dread doing my weekly reading for the book club. On the other hand, the ending felt rushed and unsatisfying.
I still wouldn't call it a bad book, and I think there are a lot of people who would enjoy it. I think it's the author's style to make these intricate and slow moving character studies, so if you're into that, this book does it well. The only other thing I have read by this author was かがみの孤城 and while I think 傲慢と善良 is a better book, I see many of the things I disliked about かがみの孤城 in 傲慢と善良 as well. Mostly that it moves very slowly and that I thought a lot of it could be cut out and was pointless.
Language wise, it isn't too difficult.