Strange Pictures: A Novel
von Uketsu
“Uketsu is a disrupter, the master of quiet horror.”—Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author of The Appeal“Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever. Seemingly unconnected stories tie themselves into a complicated knot, which Uketsu masterfully unravels.”—G. T. Karber, author of the national bestseller MurdleThe spine-tingling "triumphant international debut" (Publishers Weekly starred review) that has taken Japan by storm—an eerie fresh take on mystery-horror in which a series of seemingly innocent pictures draws you into a disturbing web of unsolved mysteries and shattered psyches.An exploration of the macabre, where the seemingly mundane takes on a terrifying significance. . . .A pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning.A child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message.A sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth down a rabbithole that will reveal a horrifying reality.Structured around these nine childlike drawings, each holding a disturbing clue, Uketsu invites readers to piece together the mystery behind each and the over-arching backstory that connects them all. Strange Pictures is the internationally bestselling debut from mystery horror YouTube sensation Uketsu—an enigmatic masked figure who has become one of Japan's most talked about contemporary authors.Translated from the Japanese by Jim Rion
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Strange Pictures: A Novel
von Uketsu
“Uketsu is a disrupter, the master of quiet horror.”—Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author of The Appeal“Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever. Seemingly unconnected stories tie themselves into a complicated knot, which Uketsu masterfully unravels.”—G. T. Karber, author of the national bestseller MurdleThe spine-tingling "triumphant international debut" (Publishers Weekly starred review) that has taken Japan by storm—an eerie fresh take on mystery-horror in which a series of seemingly innocent pictures draws you into a disturbing web of unsolved mysteries and shattered psyches.An exploration of the macabre, where the seemingly mundane takes on a terrifying significance. . . .A pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning.A child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message.A sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth down a rabbithole that will reveal a horrifying reality.Structured around these nine childlike drawings, each holding a disturbing clue, Uketsu invites readers to piece together the mystery behind each and the over-arching backstory that connects them all. Strange Pictures is the internationally bestselling debut from mystery horror YouTube sensation Uketsu—an enigmatic masked figure who has become one of Japan's most talked about contemporary authors.Translated from the Japanese by Jim Rion
Aktuelle Rezensionen(10)
Rezension von ElisabethI didn’t see any of the plots coming. I really liked it how the crimes were told independently but everything was connected. I would recommend.
Rezension von rita 🐝INCREDIBLE??????? It was simply MAJESTIC how every little detail of the story fit together so perfectly, and at the same time made no sense at all. Absolutely mind-blowing, I loved it.
Rezension von LenaI enjoyed the individual chapters but once everything got connected it became quite convoluted and I don't think I particularly enjoyed the explanation like old woman being mean and weird, get a bit more innovative (very dumbed down here lol), it also got a bit repetitive at times? some things were told from two povs without much change Still I think it was a fun concept!
Rezension von Carrie DionidoSafe to say, I devoured this book. I love a good murder mystery that keeps me on my toes. Reading it felt like solving a puzzle, you have to carefully watch for clues and piece them together to reveal something bigger. The plot twists are absolutely insane! I even got chills when I predicted some parts before they happened and figured out who the murderer was. (Maybe I’ve just watched too many murder documentaries that I’ve started to think like a detective
Rezension von carina I LOVED THIS! The mix of eerie illustrations and so many interconnected stories is such a good concept for a book. I did remove a star because I felt like some of the story shifts felt a little abrupt and the logic for some of the explanations seemed kinda off