True Identity
About This Novel
In October 2017, a murder occurred in Kumagai City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. All evidence pointed to the blood-covered teenager at the scene - Keiichi Kabutoki. At the age of 18, he was sentenced to death by the court and became the last juvenile death row inmate in Japan's Heisei era. In March 2019, Keiichi Kabuto escaped from the Kobe Detention Center and his whereabouts are still unknown. At this moment, a mysterious man began to appear in many places in Japan. Construction sites, bakery factories, Olympic event venues, and ski resorts. After 455 days of fateful changes, he appeared in a nursing home called "Aoba", trying to get close to the victim of the Kumagai homicide - Yuko Ino. Why does the boy who was sentenced to death appear here? Is it for revenge or repentance? A criminal who massacred a family, a temporary worker, a member of a new religion... Which one is your real face?
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Official(1)Scraped 12d ago
This book is an idealized reality and a cruel fairy tale
I don't know how else to summarize it. I witnessed a similar thing the year before last, but because the person involved was not a perfect victim, even if someone was willing to run for him, it would be difficult to clear his name under the heavy pressure of public opinion and the offensive of the black hands. Fortunately, this person survived, but still However, the force is weak, and I don't know how long it can last. There are too many unjust, false, and wrongly convicted cases in the world, and few can really reverse the verdict. What I find scary is that spectators are always so easily incited and manipulated, and their voices are so shocking. As the saying goes, one person can drown with just a drop of spit. This is true. . The structure of this book is a bit similar to a fable. The puzzles are not complicated, and the progress in the process is not obvious. Maybe the protagonist's encounters and bonds with other people using different identities, and the main purpose of restoring his innocence is the focus.
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Community(0)
Official(1)Scraped 12d ago
This book is an idealized reality and a cruel fairy tale
I don't know how else to summarize it. I witnessed a similar thing the year before last, but because the person involved was not a perfect victim, even if someone was willing to run for him, it would be difficult to clear his name under the heavy pressure of public opinion and the offensive of the black hands. Fortunately, this person survived, but still However, the force is weak, and I don't know how long it can last. There are too many unjust, false, and wrongly convicted cases in the world, and few can really reverse the verdict. What I find scary is that spectators are always so easily incited and manipulated, and their voices are so shocking. As the saying goes, one person can drown with just a drop of spit. This is true. . The structure of this book is a bit similar to a fable. The puzzles are not complicated, and the progress in the process is not obvious. Maybe the protagonist's encounters and bonds with other people using different identities, and the main purpose of restoring his innocence is the focus.
