Saint's Relief
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About This Novel
"The Rescue of the Saint" is a classic novel by the Japanese writer Keigo Higashino. It is more unexpected and difficult to crack than "The Devotion of Suspect X". Within one week of its release, it topped the three major book lists in Japan: Kinokuniya Bookstore, Sanseido Bookstore, and ORICON Oricon. Content introduction: At seven o'clock on Sunday evening, Mashiba, the president of an IT company in Tokyo, was found dead at home. The cause of death was arsenic poisoning while drinking coffee. That morning, Mashiba also drank coffee and used a kettle with his lover, and made an appointment to have dinner together. Except for a small window on the second floor of Mashiba's house that was open, all other doors and windows were locked from the inside. At the time of the incident, his wife was thousands of miles away from her parents' home in Hokkaido, and her lover taught quilting at a cultural school. There was no trace of anyone else entering or leaving the scene. There was no reason for Mashiba to commit suicide, and no evidence of suicide could be found...
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It's so fake, it doesn't make sense
Contains spoilers, so proceed with caution. When I read the last few chapters and learned about the relationship between Ayane and Junko and the method of poisoning, my guess was that Ayane deliberately married Mashiba in order to avenge her good friend, and wanted him and Junko to die in the same way. The reason why he had to wait for a year after getting married before taking action was because he was afraid of being reminded of Junzi's death, and also because he was waiting for a suitable time for him to escape safely. As for the delay in conceiving a child, it was because she only married for revenge and did not want to have children for her enemies, so she secretly used contraception. But the truth at the end really doesn't make sense and doesn't convince me at all. First of all, from Ayane's perspective, she loved Mashiba deeply and agreed to Mashiba's one-year promise to marry him even though she knew she could not have a child. At this time, she should have had a glimmer of hope, hoping that Mashiba's feelings for her would overcome her desire for a child a year later. Her ideal life should be to be with Mashiba for the rest of her life. In this case, she actually poisoned the water purifier at home right after she got married? The important task of preventing her husband from being poisoned lies with her. As long as her husband is at home, she must guard the kitchen to prevent her husband from drinking the water from the water purifier. How could she guarantee that there would be no accidents? For example, if one day you fall ill or are hospitalized in a car accident, and your husband is alone at home, he will use the water from the water purifier after running out of bottled water... If the other party is an enemy, then even if an accident occurs and the other party is poisoned and dies in advance, it will not matter. At most, the aftermath will be more troublesome. But for Ayane, Mashiba is her lover. How can she bear to take such a risk before he breaks her hopes? Unless she just got married and regarded Mashiba as an unrelenting enemy... From Mashiba's point of view, he values having children so seriously that it is his ideal to marry Junzi, so he decisively broke up with Junzi since she could not get pregnant. But when she was dating Ayane, Ayane proposed to use birth control before marriage and he actually agreed? And he proposed to her after only a few months of dating, without even having a physical examination before marriage? After what happened to Junzi just now, shouldn't he take it as a warning? Even if you don't wait until Ayane gets pregnant, you should at least make sure that she is in good health before proposing, right? To him, a woman is a tool for giving birth to children. Would someone who can propose a "one-year appointment" just after proposing marriage be embarrassed to ask for a pre-marital medical examination? In addition, regarding the water purifier, Ayane told Hongmi that using bottled water to make coffee was too wasteful and difficult to boil, so tap water would be fine. The tap water here should be understood in two ways, one is purified by a water purifier, and the other is unpurified. For Hongmei, the person he likes is so particular about the water in his mouth. Even if he doesn't use bottled water, he can't just use unpurified tap water to fool him, right? Ayane used the water purifier as a decoration because she knew it was poisonous and did not dare to use it. But why doesn't Hongmei use it? Finally, regarding bottled water, I don't understand why it must be kept in the refrigerator? Apart from the few bottles in the refrigerator, there is no stock at all at home? Even if Ayane threw away all the bottled water at home before leaving, wouldn't Mashiba be surprised to find that there was suddenly so much less bottled water? Seeing that there is not enough bottled water, you don't know where to buy it? So how did he survive before getting married? You know, he has just been married for a year, and he already has the habit of drinking bottled water. In short, in my opinion, this story is full of loopholes. In order to create an unexpected ending, the author created logical irrationality.
Clever idea
This book is different from other Higashino works. You are told about the perpetrator at the beginning of the story, and then run around in a big circle to finally prove the beginning of the story. When I first read the work, I didn't really want to continue reading. The perpetrator was right there, so there was no need to continue reading. Later, the circumstances of the case kept changing, and I couldn't help but read on. Think twice before doing anything. As long as it has been done, there will be traces. As long as you persist seriously, the truth will eventually come to light. This is my deepest feeling after reading this book. I have no faith, but I don't do anything against my conscience.
I like Higashino Keigo's books very much, and I also like his delicate writing style and description of human nature and redemption. But after reading this work, I felt very disappointed. Except that Kusanagi's love for Ayane is the biggest highlight in the work in my opinion, it has no value at all. To put it bluntly, I didn't see any connection between the title of the work and the content of the entire work. Where is the relief? Was it Ayane's persuasion to Hiromi? I have no idea. I self-righteously believe that the best thing about a work is not only its gorgeous and delicate writing style, but also its value, the inspiration and touch it brings to us, which will make it sublimate itself. In contrast, I think Suspect X's dedication is very outstanding, a real redemption and warmth. [These are all personal thoughts, lightly sprayed.
Who understands the meaning of the title?
I read the whole book in one go, and suddenly I came back and realized that I didn't understand the meaning of the title. Anyone who understands it, please tell me.
I couldn't help but shudder when I saw Tsui Kujunko also died of arsenic. I thought it was Ayane who killed her. The title of the book echoes the whole book. Good reviews. These books are too expensive. You can just buy the paper version.
About the relief of the saint
Some people say that the "saint's relief" is not reflected in this book at all, but in fact, Ayane lived in the pain of rescuing her husband every day after she got married. She was worried that her beloved husband would betray her because she could not give birth to a child this year, so before the game of marriage began, she went to the water purifier She had poisoned her mouth. As soon as her husband betrayed her, she would throw away the spare water and run away from home. Her husband could only drink the water from the water purifier and be poisoned to death. This year, she was careful, fearing that her husband would drink the water from the water purifier. She did everything with her own hands. For a whole year, she was frightened and lived in uneasiness and longing. In the story, she believed that she could use one year to influence her husband. This year was her salvation for her husband. I think she was more afraid of her husband cheating than anyone else, and she lived in fear for a year, but her husband failed to fall deeply in love with her in this year... Indeed, this method cannot be realized in reality. , Unless it is extreme obsessive-compulsive disorder, no one will never drink tap water, and no one insists on drinking more than one cup of coffee a day. There are also a few people who can guard the water purifier for a year and not let others touch it. They don't even dare to go to the toilet for fear that the water purifier will be out of their control. I think Ayane is indeed a saint in terms of love for her husband.
Many suspense mystery novels only reveal the murderer at the end, but this one tells who the murderer is from the beginning, and it can still attract people. It is suspenseful at every step. Uncle Higashino is so awesome!
I have read several books by this author, and I still think Bai Yexing's book is the best and its logic makes sense. The second thing is the suspect's dedication! Will continue to follow the author!
This guy has too many books, which cost me a lot of money
Didn't you use the water from the water purifier to make coffee that morning with Hongmei?
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Official(203)Scraped 26d ago
It's so fake, it doesn't make sense
Contains spoilers, so proceed with caution. When I read the last few chapters and learned about the relationship between Ayane and Junko and the method of poisoning, my guess was that Ayane deliberately married Mashiba in order to avenge her good friend, and wanted him and Junko to die in the same way. The reason why he had to wait for a year after getting married before taking action was because he was afraid of being reminded of Junzi's death, and also because he was waiting for a suitable time for him to escape safely. As for the delay in conceiving a child, it was because she only married for revenge and did not want to have children for her enemies, so she secretly used contraception. But the truth at the end really doesn't make sense and doesn't convince me at all. First of all, from Ayane's perspective, she loved Mashiba deeply and agreed to Mashiba's one-year promise to marry him even though she knew she could not have a child. At this time, she should have had a glimmer of hope, hoping that Mashiba's feelings for her would overcome her desire for a child a year later. Her ideal life should be to be with Mashiba for the rest of her life. In this case, she actually poisoned the water purifier at home right after she got married? The important task of preventing her husband from being poisoned lies with her. As long as her husband is at home, she must guard the kitchen to prevent her husband from drinking the water from the water purifier. How could she guarantee that there would be no accidents? For example, if one day you fall ill or are hospitalized in a car accident, and your husband is alone at home, he will use the water from the water purifier after running out of bottled water... If the other party is an enemy, then even if an accident occurs and the other party is poisoned and dies in advance, it will not matter. At most, the aftermath will be more troublesome. But for Ayane, Mashiba is her lover. How can she bear to take such a risk before he breaks her hopes? Unless she just got married and regarded Mashiba as an unrelenting enemy... From Mashiba's point of view, he values having children so seriously that it is his ideal to marry Junzi, so he decisively broke up with Junzi since she could not get pregnant. But when she was dating Ayane, Ayane proposed to use birth control before marriage and he actually agreed? And he proposed to her after only a few months of dating, without even having a physical examination before marriage? After what happened to Junzi just now, shouldn't he take it as a warning? Even if you don't wait until Ayane gets pregnant, you should at least make sure that she is in good health before proposing, right? To him, a woman is a tool for giving birth to children. Would someone who can propose a "one-year appointment" just after proposing marriage be embarrassed to ask for a pre-marital medical examination? In addition, regarding the water purifier, Ayane told Hongmi that using bottled water to make coffee was too wasteful and difficult to boil, so tap water would be fine. The tap water here should be understood in two ways, one is purified by a water purifier, and the other is unpurified. For Hongmei, the person he likes is so particular about the water in his mouth. Even if he doesn't use bottled water, he can't just use unpurified tap water to fool him, right? Ayane used the water purifier as a decoration because she knew it was poisonous and did not dare to use it. But why doesn't Hongmei use it? Finally, regarding bottled water, I don't understand why it must be kept in the refrigerator? Apart from the few bottles in the refrigerator, there is no stock at all at home? Even if Ayane threw away all the bottled water at home before leaving, wouldn't Mashiba be surprised to find that there was suddenly so much less bottled water? Seeing that there is not enough bottled water, you don't know where to buy it? So how did he survive before getting married? You know, he has just been married for a year, and he already has the habit of drinking bottled water. In short, in my opinion, this story is full of loopholes. In order to create an unexpected ending, the author created logical irrationality.
Clever idea
This book is different from other Higashino works. You are told about the perpetrator at the beginning of the story, and then run around in a big circle to finally prove the beginning of the story. When I first read the work, I didn't really want to continue reading. The perpetrator was right there, so there was no need to continue reading. Later, the circumstances of the case kept changing, and I couldn't help but read on. Think twice before doing anything. As long as it has been done, there will be traces. As long as you persist seriously, the truth will eventually come to light. This is my deepest feeling after reading this book. I have no faith, but I don't do anything against my conscience.
I like Higashino Keigo's books very much, and I also like his delicate writing style and description of human nature and redemption. But after reading this work, I felt very disappointed. Except that Kusanagi's love for Ayane is the biggest highlight in the work in my opinion, it has no value at all. To put it bluntly, I didn't see any connection between the title of the work and the content of the entire work. Where is the relief? Was it Ayane's persuasion to Hiromi? I have no idea. I self-righteously believe that the best thing about a work is not only its gorgeous and delicate writing style, but also its value, the inspiration and touch it brings to us, which will make it sublimate itself. In contrast, I think Suspect X's dedication is very outstanding, a real redemption and warmth. [These are all personal thoughts, lightly sprayed.
Who understands the meaning of the title?
I read the whole book in one go, and suddenly I came back and realized that I didn't understand the meaning of the title. Anyone who understands it, please tell me.
I couldn't help but shudder when I saw Tsui Kujunko also died of arsenic. I thought it was Ayane who killed her. The title of the book echoes the whole book. Good reviews. These books are too expensive. You can just buy the paper version.
About the relief of the saint
Some people say that the "saint's relief" is not reflected in this book at all, but in fact, Ayane lived in the pain of rescuing her husband every day after she got married. She was worried that her beloved husband would betray her because she could not give birth to a child this year, so before the game of marriage began, she went to the water purifier She had poisoned her mouth. As soon as her husband betrayed her, she would throw away the spare water and run away from home. Her husband could only drink the water from the water purifier and be poisoned to death. This year, she was careful, fearing that her husband would drink the water from the water purifier. She did everything with her own hands. For a whole year, she was frightened and lived in uneasiness and longing. In the story, she believed that she could use one year to influence her husband. This year was her salvation for her husband. I think she was more afraid of her husband cheating than anyone else, and she lived in fear for a year, but her husband failed to fall deeply in love with her in this year... Indeed, this method cannot be realized in reality. , Unless it is extreme obsessive-compulsive disorder, no one will never drink tap water, and no one insists on drinking more than one cup of coffee a day. There are also a few people who can guard the water purifier for a year and not let others touch it. They don't even dare to go to the toilet for fear that the water purifier will be out of their control. I think Ayane is indeed a saint in terms of love for her husband.
Many suspense mystery novels only reveal the murderer at the end, but this one tells who the murderer is from the beginning, and it can still attract people. It is suspenseful at every step. Uncle Higashino is so awesome!
I have read several books by this author, and I still think Bai Yexing's book is the best and its logic makes sense. The second thing is the suspect's dedication! Will continue to follow the author!
This guy has too many books, which cost me a lot of money
Didn't you use the water from the water purifier to make coffee that morning with Hongmei?
