"Copycat" is the representative work of Japanese writer Miyuki Miyabe. It has won many awards including the Shiba Ryotaro Award and the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award Special Award. It has topped the Weekly Bunshun Mystery List, "This Mystery Novel is Amazing!" And other well-known lists, and has been sold well in many countries. "Copycat" is a classic work of contemporary Japanese mystery literature. It is also a novel like the Yangtze River, capturing all the various aspects of the world and the subtleties of human nature. "Copycat" tells a thrilling struggle between ordinary people and evil, making everyone ask themselves after closing the book: How far are we from evil?
Content introduction:
A section of a woman's arm appeared in Okawa Park in Tokyo. Police began investigating and found more female victims. The case caused an uproar, and the murderer even called the TV station to brag about the crime and even directed the police to solve the case. The motive for the crime remains a mystery and the investigation is at a deadlock.
At this time, a man with a criminal record aroused police suspicion. The TV station asked him to be interviewed live behind a screen. The murderer suddenly called again and angrily accused the man of being an impostor. The commentator on the live broadcast denounced: "You only pick on weak women, you are a scumbag!" The murderer replied: "Can I just kill a grown man?"
Reader comments
The whole book begins with a devastating disaster and ends with a shadow that cannot be dissipated.
A very good point is that although the tragic childhood of the murderer is written, it does not whitewash him and look at such a shameless person with contempt. Are these victims of his misfortune so hard to come by? The girls he thought were useless were actually trying hard to be better and live.
The victim positioning of these young women is also very vague, which is good for writing. They are not perfect or evil, just ordinary people. Maybe superficial and bluffing, but there's nothing wrong with that, it's just living your own life.
Many times the public has a perfect expectation for the victim. She must be completely pure and innocent to be defined as a victim. On the contrary, many people will beautify the murderer and think that he is just a pitiful person.
Miyuki Miyabe can probably be regarded as a representative figure of Japanese social mystery novelists. Whether it is economic crimes, social crimes, or the psychology of characters, it can be said that he is very accurate.
This book writes about an extremely cruel serial murder case from the perspective of the victim, the knife, and the murderer. It also writes about the profound impact of the original family on the children, and whether we can think rationally in the face of online public opinion. It is really complicated to read this book, because the stories in the book are really close to our lives. It is a book worth reading. I personally feel it is much more meaningful than "White Night Walk".
Wow, this book "Copycat" is really wonderful! Just like Keigo Higashino's "White Night Journey", it allowed me to see the complexity of human nature. Especially the portrayal of the murderer in the book is really penetrating and made my hair stand on end. I like Yoshio Arima in the book. His persistence and courage are admirable. This book made me think a lot about good and evil. It is really a good book worth reading again and again!
I just finished reading the first part. The writing is simple and touching. My favorite part is "Who takes you to climb that orange tree again." The author is very good at writing about the grandfather's true love for his granddaughter and the huge harm left by criminals to the victim's family.
The whole book begins with a devastating disaster and ends with a shadow that cannot be dissipated. A very good point is that although the tragic childhood of the murderer is written, it does not whitewash him and look at such a shameless person with contempt. Are these victims of his misfortune so hard to come by? The girls he thought were useless were actually trying hard to be better and live. The victim positioning of these young women is also very vague, which is good for writing. They are not perfect or evil, just ordinary people. Maybe superficial and bluffing, but there's nothing wrong with that, it's just living your own life. Many times the public has a perfect expectation for the victim. She must be completely pure and innocent to be defined as a victim. On the contrary, many people will beautify the murderer and think that he is just a pitiful person. Miyuki Miyabe can probably be regarded as a representative figure of Japanese social mystery novelists. Whether it is economic crimes, social crimes, or the psychology of characters, it can be said that he is very accurate.
This book writes about an extremely cruel serial murder case from the perspective of the victim, the knife, and the murderer. It also writes about the profound impact of the original family on the children, and whether we can think rationally in the face of online public opinion. It is really complicated to read this book, because the stories in the book are really close to our lives. It is a book worth reading. I personally feel it is much more meaningful than "White Night Walk".
Wow, this book "Copycat" is really wonderful! Just like Keigo Higashino's "White Night Journey", it allowed me to see the complexity of human nature. Especially the portrayal of the murderer in the book is really penetrating and made my hair stand on end. I like Yoshio Arima in the book. His persistence and courage are admirable. This book made me think a lot about good and evil. It is really a good book worth reading again and again!
I just finished reading the first part. The writing is simple and touching. My favorite part is "Who takes you to climb that orange tree again." The author is very good at writing about the grandfather's true love for his granddaughter and the huge harm left by criminals to the victim's family.
It's so exciting, I can't stop