tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post1328662953411619827..comments2024-03-29T00:31:02.713+01:00Comments on ボクの事件簿: 番外編:The 8 Mansion MurdersHo-Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-35114197610595138612018-04-18T16:41:17.234+02:002018-04-18T16:41:17.234+02:00I usually read Japanese writers that have been rec...I usually read Japanese writers that have been recommended by Gosho Aoayama, but it looks like Abiko isn't in his listAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-41355709090812471942018-04-18T07:47:25.761+02:002018-04-18T07:47:25.761+02:00I will have to thank you for proofreading! I'm...I will have to thank you for proofreading! I'm glad you liked the book so much!Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-5512039294808510242018-04-18T07:46:00.042+02:002018-04-18T07:46:00.042+02:00They pop up often enough that I'm not *really*...They pop up often enough that I'm not *really* surprised anymore if I come across one.As Wing Hong says, they appear in varying lengths, so not all are as comprehensive as others. Yamaguchi's The 13th Detective for example (reviewed a while ago) had a really short one of a few paragraphs, while the one in The 8 Mansion Murders is actually quite long. And by now, the lecture trope has grown quite wide in Japan, as I've also seen lectures on reasons for making locked rooms, specific impossible situations like no-footprints-in-the-snow, and non-impossible situations like decapitations and dying messages...Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-82476984193369578292018-04-17T20:21:03.563+02:002018-04-17T20:21:03.563+02:00Quite a few. Off the top of my head, earlier this...Quite a few. Off the top of my head, earlier this year I read Ooyama Seichirou's "The Locked Room Collector" short stories; and it had a fairly good one, where one of the characters lists up to 8 logical reasons as to why a culprit would want to create a locked room in the first place. There are many others in other books; some more well-written and in-depth, some mentioned offhandedly.<br /><br />For most detective stories where the main characters try to figure out "why a certain action is performed, and to what benefit", this topic or lecture comes up a lot...especially when an impossible situation occurs.deltazechshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060233179207796738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-17087069954123242752018-04-17T20:01:51.655+02:002018-04-17T20:01:51.655+02:00I had the good fortune of proofreading this book f...I had the good fortune of proofreading this book for LRI earlier in the month, and I enjoyed it immensely. This is my personal favorite so far among the aforementioned shin honkakus. A fine translation as well, I must say. Thanks for your valuable service, Ho-Ling! Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031761315477065611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-11296508900488382132018-04-17T12:36:24.115+02:002018-04-17T12:36:24.115+02:00How many of these locked room and impossibilities ...How many of these locked room and impossibilities lectures have the Japanese produced up to date?..JPRidgewayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03239204379942649749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-8535340168031001622018-04-17T08:39:15.147+02:002018-04-17T08:39:15.147+02:00Thank you for reading! Hope you'll have fun wi...Thank you for reading! Hope you'll have fun with this novel too!Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-54245126052798210532018-04-17T08:38:31.489+02:002018-04-17T08:38:31.489+02:00I hope you'll enjoy the novel!I hope you'll enjoy the novel!Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-72927043355590160402018-04-17T08:37:42.952+02:002018-04-17T08:37:42.952+02:00Thanks!Thanks!Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-64047581654956293542018-04-17T08:37:24.357+02:002018-04-17T08:37:24.357+02:00Thank you for reading, and I hope you'll like ...Thank you for reading, and I hope you'll like it!Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-63222113177859763942018-04-17T08:37:06.566+02:002018-04-17T08:37:06.566+02:00Glad to hear that!Glad to hear that!Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-30022167597159311012018-04-17T08:36:12.613+02:002018-04-17T08:36:12.613+02:00The Lecture is very much inspired by Carr's on...The Lecture is very much inspired by Carr's one, though err, with a lot more comedy. I mean, Dr. Fell knew he was being meta: the one in this novel knows its being meta about a meta essay.<br /><br />The original Japanese cover(s) for the various releases were all variaties of featuring a house with a 8-shape, I think. The crossbow plays an important part in the story though ;)Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-77262045056346045202018-04-17T00:51:38.714+02:002018-04-17T00:51:38.714+02:00Super hyped! Day 1 buy just like the other novels ...Super hyped! Day 1 buy just like the other novels you've translated! Thank you for your hard work! <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-7537863332738668072018-04-16T21:36:17.477+02:002018-04-16T21:36:17.477+02:00This is great news!This is great news!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-4149145164847399662018-04-16T20:50:59.882+02:002018-04-16T20:50:59.882+02:00Congrats on another successful translation!
Lookin...Congrats on another successful translation!<br />Looking forward to it! :Ddeltazechshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060233179207796738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-25247868670131341162018-04-16T20:18:32.061+02:002018-04-16T20:18:32.061+02:00This. Sounds. Amazing. Thanks as ever for all your...This. Sounds. Amazing. Thanks as ever for all your work -- and keep 'em coming!JJ @ The Invisible Eventhttps://theinvisibleevent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-39242486636628771872018-04-16T20:00:03.893+02:002018-04-16T20:00:03.893+02:00Sounds good.Sounds good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-85950728767995538652018-04-16T19:37:02.969+02:002018-04-16T19:37:02.969+02:00Hey, I'm being overwhelmed by locked room good...Hey, I'm being overwhelmed by locked room goodness over here. But, yes, a locked room lecture is always a welcome feature. Hopefully, this one lists some of those typically Japanese corpse-puzzles that are sometimes used to create an impossible situation. <br /><br />By the way, the crossbow on the cover looks weird. Like it's attached to a mechanical arm and it looks like smoke, or steam, is coming out of it. Was the cover originally some kind of steam punk artwork? TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-68763306140534896992018-04-16T18:50:57.468+02:002018-04-16T18:50:57.468+02:00It had to happen sooner or later ;PIt had to happen sooner or later ;PHo-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-88577565783825015182018-04-16T18:50:38.965+02:002018-04-16T18:50:38.965+02:00What, you pick up on the footnotes, but not on the...What, you pick up on the footnotes, but not on the locked room lecture? >_>Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-33372860248077380972018-04-16T16:22:43.098+02:002018-04-16T16:22:43.098+02:00Finally! :D A translated Japanese mystery novel th...Finally! :D A translated Japanese mystery novel that I can purchase without feeling guilty that I already own the Chinese translation. Great news! Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-60190570003162676472018-04-16T16:00:22.306+02:002018-04-16T16:00:22.306+02:00Good news keeps pouring in lately! Recently, I was...Good news keeps pouring in lately! Recently, I was informed that another collection of locked room stories by Arthur Porges is scheduled for August and now we have another <i>shin honkaku</i> impossible crime novel to look forward to. Some people wonder why I can't seem to take break from the impossible crime genre. This is why! <br /><br />"<i>...and (a lot!) of footnotes both by the author himself and me.</i>"<br /><br />You're our Carl Horn! :) TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.com