tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post926561000890985505..comments2024-03-29T00:31:02.713+01:00Comments on ボクの事件簿: 『心理の密室』Ho-Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-75750136499589906472014-10-31T15:57:45.207+01:002014-10-31T15:57:45.207+01:00Well, I certainly didn't mention his name in t...Well, I certainly didn't mention his name in the review (and gave this post a tag with the name) just for fun...Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-77906500273056526612014-10-31T13:14:34.686+01:002014-10-31T13:14:34.686+01:00is Kyosuke Kamizu in this novel?is Kyosuke Kamizu in this novel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-66085040083934405782012-01-26T12:29:41.047+01:002012-01-26T12:29:41.047+01:00That's an interesting observation you make. I ...That's an interesting observation you make. I remember Takagi refering to Van Dine relatively often (even going as far as spoiling the <i>The Bishop Murder Case</i> in <a href="http://ho-lingnojikenbo.blogspot.com/2011/07/blog-post_11.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Noumen Satsujin Jiken</i></a>), so he's probably the one who influenced Takagi.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-51229383553700524312012-01-25T23:23:33.620+01:002012-01-25T23:23:33.620+01:00What I found an interesting aspect of this book wa...What I found an interesting aspect of this book was how Takagi adapted (or seems to have adapted) a fairly typical feature from the American detective story to depict a part of Japanese culture, in this case the world of tattoos. <br /><br />A close examination of a culture, institution or collectors, interspersed between portions of the plot, was something often found in the works of members of the Van Dine-Queen School. Clyde Clason and (from what I understood) Todd Downing were the most notables ones, who draped their stories in cultural backgrounds. <br /><br />The locked room is a good one, but it would've profited from a diagram that gives the reader immediately a clear picture of how the trick was pulled off.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-32715117305435104322012-01-25T21:45:50.227+01:002012-01-25T21:45:50.227+01:00I remember I had severe troubles getting started i...I remember I had severe troubles getting started in <i>Noumen Satsujin Jiken</i>, because the writing was so dry. With an English translation, I can power through it forcefully, but I can't do that with Japanese texts... I guess that this is Takagi's writing style, but that knowledge certainly doesn't make the idea of having to read <i>Ningyou wa naze korosareru</i> alluring (well, I'll probably have to one day, seeing how it's lauded everywhere...)Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-56929223551374462352012-01-25T21:12:13.241+01:002012-01-25T21:12:13.241+01:00I've been thinking about checking this out in ...I've been thinking about checking this out in English after the revised edition was out of print, but now that I know when I'll be overseas I guess I'll just wait until I can buy it in Japanese.<br /><br />I began reading 人形はなぜ殺される some months ago but somehow couldn't really get into it. You might have put it quite well with the lack of atmosphere due to pragmatic writing.mousoukyokuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00755066580829504834noreply@blogger.com