Bullet Train
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- Author：Kōtarō Isaka
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Reviews
Catherine F
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Lo stile è sconcertante。 Sembra la sceneggiatura di un manga più che un romanzo。 Personaggi indimenticabili e una trama che sorprende。
John McKenna
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The novel begins when a man named Yunichi Kimura boards the train in Tokyo with the intention of killing the person who pushed his six year-old son Wataru， off of a five story building 。 。 。 leaving him comatose。The person Kimura’s looking for is a rich and sadistic teen named Satoshi Oji。 But the evil young genius surprises the grieving father with a stun gun， incapacitates him and ties the older man up with duct tape。 Oji then tells his captive that he’ll have Wataru killed if Kimura—who seems The novel begins when a man named Yunichi Kimura boards the train in Tokyo with the intention of killing the person who pushed his six year-old son Wataru， off of a five story building 。 。 。 leaving him comatose。The person Kimura’s looking for is a rich and sadistic teen named Satoshi Oji。 But the evil young genius surprises the grieving father with a stun gun， incapacitates him and ties the older man up with duct tape。 Oji then tells his captive that he’ll have Wataru killed if Kimura—who seems to have a special skill set—doesn’t do his bidding。As Oji begins tauting Kimura in order to break his spirit and make him easier to manipulate， the focus shifts to a pair of not-too-bright but vicious and deadly thugs named Tangerine and Lemon， who’ve just killed more than a dozen people while rescuing the young son of their crimelord boss。 They’re supposed to bring the boy， and the suitcase filled with cash for his ransom， back home。 But they have problems。 Huge problems。 Life and death type trouble。As the narrative shifts back and forth between those points of view 。 。 。 more thugs， thieves and mysteries enter the plot 。 。 。 including a lost bag of cash， an empty bag， multiple corpses and， oh yeah， there’s another bag with a missing poisonous snake inside 。 。 。If you’re a fan of non-stop action and relentless plot twists， Bullet Train is a great way to wrap up your summer reading。 You won’t be disappointed。 It’s kick-ass！ 。。。more
Cassie
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2。5 stars。 Bullet Train is the English translation of an incredibly popular Japanese novel， in which five assassins find themselves on the same train heading out of Tokyo and realize that their missions may be linked。 It's a fast-paced， adrenaline-laced novel， with quirky characters that wax poetic on everything from the meaning of life， to the novels of Virginia Woolf， to Thomas the Tank Engine。 Yes。。。you read that right。 I'm sure the fact checker had a fantastic time with this novel。I， unfortu 2。5 stars。 Bullet Train is the English translation of an incredibly popular Japanese novel， in which five assassins find themselves on the same train heading out of Tokyo and realize that their missions may be linked。 It's a fast-paced， adrenaline-laced novel， with quirky characters that wax poetic on everything from the meaning of life， to the novels of Virginia Woolf， to Thomas the Tank Engine。 Yes。。。you read that right。 I'm sure the fact checker had a fantastic time with this novel。I， unfortunately， did not have a fantastic time with this novel。 Although it was certainly clever and cinematic （and I will definitely see the film when it's released next year）， I struggled to connect with the characters and to stay engaged with the stream of the narrative。 The translation felt a bit clunky to me， especially in terms of dialogue， and the pacing was off and the execution was messy。 I spent large portions of the book feeling bored， and I didn't find the ending to be very satisfying。 It may have been a case of wrong book， wrong time， but I was more than ready to get off this train。Thank you to NetGalley and Abrams Books for my copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jennifer Elders
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Bullet Train takes a little time to set up its criminal cast， but once in place the story hurtles toward the conclusion。 The characters are moved deftly back and forth on the train following a suitcase of money， but that doesn’t really matter。 It’s all about how they’ve met before， who they were in past lives， and how their current missions need to get done whatever the cost。 The interplay of such different personalities is very well done。 As a reader， you become suspicious of everyone on the tr Bullet Train takes a little time to set up its criminal cast， but once in place the story hurtles toward the conclusion。 The characters are moved deftly back and forth on the train following a suitcase of money， but that doesn’t really matter。 It’s all about how they’ve met before， who they were in past lives， and how their current missions need to get done whatever the cost。 The interplay of such different personalities is very well done。 As a reader， you become suspicious of everyone on the train and are kept wondering how it will all end once the train pulls into the final station。 The ending is satisfying and earned。With the movie on its way， I did occasionally look up who was already cast in it and will be looking forward to that adaptation。 Hopefully， it will be able to capture the humor， suspense， and at times uncomfortable interactions。Thanks to Goodreads Giveaways for the opportunity to read this。 。。。more
Heinz
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Die Grundvoraussetzungen für einen spannenden Roman waren gegeben: ermordete Personen zusammen mit den Mördern und einem wichtigen Koffer eines Auftrags an Bord des Schnellzugs Shinkansen。 Eine klassische Krimiausgangslage eben。 Nur verpasst es der Autor， die packende Situation und deren Konsequenzen so aufrechtzuerhalten， dass man gerne weiterliest。 Er schwadroniert über die Vorgeschichte und lässt durch das ewige Hin und Herlaufen im Zug und die vielen ausufernden Diskussionen zu viel Zeit ver Die Grundvoraussetzungen für einen spannenden Roman waren gegeben: ermordete Personen zusammen mit den Mördern und einem wichtigen Koffer eines Auftrags an Bord des Schnellzugs Shinkansen。 Eine klassische Krimiausgangslage eben。 Nur verpasst es der Autor， die packende Situation und deren Konsequenzen so aufrechtzuerhalten， dass man gerne weiterliest。 Er schwadroniert über die Vorgeschichte und lässt durch das ewige Hin und Herlaufen im Zug und die vielen ausufernden Diskussionen zu viel Zeit verstreichen， so dass der Spannungsbogen abbricht。 Ich musste deshalb leider nach zwei Dritteln die Segel streichen （oder müsste ich schreiben „aus dem Shinkansen aussteigen“？）。 。。。more
Christine
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5 rounded up First off， you have to suspend belief。 It’s a little ridiculous but silly and fun。 Told from alternate pov: a number of assassins on the bullet train。 Young Wataru is lured away by the devious psychopath Prince and his gang and pushed from a building。 Alcoholic dad tries to get revenge， but the Prince gets the drop on him。 Prince is pure evil and asks everyone “Why is it wrong to kill people？”Lemon and Tangerine-hired by crime boss to rescue his kidnapped son and NOT pay the ranso 3。5 rounded up First off， you have to suspend belief。 It’s a little ridiculous but silly and fun。 Told from alternate pov: a number of assassins on the bullet train。 Young Wataru is lured away by the devious psychopath Prince and his gang and pushed from a building。 Alcoholic dad tries to get revenge， but the Prince gets the drop on him。 Prince is pure evil and asks everyone “Why is it wrong to kill people？”Lemon and Tangerine-hired by crime boss to rescue his kidnapped son and NOT pay the ransom。Unlucky Ladybug （and Maria） hired to steal the suitcase。 It’s a big mess with the crime boss son killed and the suitcase disappearing and reappearing。 In the end， it’s a bloodbath with pretty much everyone dead including the Prince who is killed by Wataru’s grandparents， retired assassins。 Apparently a movie will be made and it will be interesting to see if they take a comedic （Get Shorty） approach。 。。。more
Rory
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Taking place as it does on a single rail journey， Bullet Train is a preposterously amusing crime novel with an ensemble cast of ruthless but mostly likeable rogues。 If you suspend disbelief， it makes for a very enjoyable train ride， and the protagonists are as comfortable with violence as they are with sharing forthright opinions on life and on the ending of it。The bodies certainly stack up in a relentlessly entertaining way， and there is an aesthetic that is somewhat reminiscent of Quentin Tara Taking place as it does on a single rail journey， Bullet Train is a preposterously amusing crime novel with an ensemble cast of ruthless but mostly likeable rogues。 If you suspend disbelief， it makes for a very enjoyable train ride， and the protagonists are as comfortable with violence as they are with sharing forthright opinions on life and on the ending of it。The bodies certainly stack up in a relentlessly entertaining way， and there is an aesthetic that is somewhat reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino - he who shamelessly plagiarises Japanese culture -but the narrative has many subtle and clever story arcs designed to amuse and engage。 It's great fun。I read that there is a movie/tv series being planned with an American production and cast， so with that in mind I recommend reading this book now - before Hollywood ruins it for us all。 。。。more
Daniele Fanella
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Sparsi su un treno che sfreccia tra le campagne giapponesi， si trovano una valigia e 7 tra i più temibili assassini di Tokyo。 Ironico e avvincente。 Intelligente。 Un racconto dalla scrittura incalzante， ricco di colpi di scena。 Da leggere assolutamente
Lupo
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Il titolo ha poco a che fare con quello originale， Maria Butaru， che potrebbe significare coccinella， e il numero di killer presente nel treno è alla fine maggiore di sette。 Siano perdonati， ma non tanto， i titolisti di Einaudi， mentre senza perdono devono rimanere quelli che nei libri tradotti mantengono il cognome davanti al nome， persino sulla copertina il nome dell'autore。 Faccio notare che Goodreads usa， correttamente essendo un sito americano， il nome davanti al cognome。Detto tutto questo， Il titolo ha poco a che fare con quello originale， Maria Butaru， che potrebbe significare coccinella， e il numero di killer presente nel treno è alla fine maggiore di sette。 Siano perdonati， ma non tanto， i titolisti di Einaudi， mentre senza perdono devono rimanere quelli che nei libri tradotti mantengono il cognome davanti al nome， persino sulla copertina il nome dell'autore。 Faccio notare che Goodreads usa， correttamente essendo un sito americano， il nome davanti al cognome。Detto tutto questo， quattro scalcagnati ma violenti killer si trovano a subire i perversi trucchi e ricatti di un assassino quattordicenne psicopatico。 Il libro comincia bene， poi si perde un po' nella parte centrale dato che a leggere le vicende di quattro imbranati e uno psicopatico si perdono un po' i nervi。 Poi entrano in gioco due vecchi killer （e con altri due che fanno le comparse siamo a nove， un decimo agisce fuori dal treno） e il libro riprende quota con un finale non malaccio。 。。。more
Patricia Romero
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This was a wild ride that I enjoyed from beginning to the end and will enjoy again when I watch the movie！Five assassins are all on the same train。 Nanao， who calls himself the unluckiest assassin in the world， has one task。 Get on the bullet train in Tokyo and steal a suitcase and get back off the train。Tangerine and Lemon are on the train as well。 They have just rescued a powerful bad guy’s son and the suitcase full of ransom money。 Their job is to get the boy and the money to the man who runs This was a wild ride that I enjoyed from beginning to the end and will enjoy again when I watch the movie！Five assassins are all on the same train。 Nanao， who calls himself the unluckiest assassin in the world， has one task。 Get on the bullet train in Tokyo and steal a suitcase and get back off the train。Tangerine and Lemon are on the train as well。 They have just rescued a powerful bad guy’s son and the suitcase full of ransom money。 Their job is to get the boy and the money to the man who runs everything。Kimura is on the train to kill one person。 The boy who calls himself The Prince。 He looks as innocent as a lamb， but Kimura’s son is on life support because “The Prince” tossed him off a roof。 The Prince is a snot-nosed little psychopath and is obsessed with control and mind games。When they all discover they are on the same train things get deadly。 The bag disappears， the bag reappears。 The hostage is somehow dead and everyone is terrified of the same person。 The Boss。This book was a huge bestseller in Japan。 You can not stop reading once you begin。 There are so many double-crosses and plot twists that if you blink you miss something。I will say this is the first time I’ve rooted for someone killing a teenager！This is being made into a movie with big names。 Brad Pitt， Lady Gaga， and more。 It was almost like keystone cops meet Reservoir Dogs。August 3rd， 2021 by The Overlook Press 。。。more
TC
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RecommendedReview posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 RecommendedReview posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 。。。more
Elena Dny Idini
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L’ho finito， ma con un po’ di fatica。 La cosa che mi è piaciuta di più è stata l’ironia all’interno di questo libro， ma per come si sono sviluppate le vicende， sarebbe potuto durare la metà; alcune parti erano molto lente e mi ha dato l’impressione di non andare mai al punto。 Si è ripreso praticamente alla fine quando sono successe molte cose tutte insieme。 Ho dato 3 stelle。
Kimberly
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Fun and entertaining。 It’s going to make a great movie。
lettrice。senza。tempo
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Un romanzo atipico per essere giapponese。。。 mi aspettavo sicuramente qualcosa di diverso， con una componente thriller （o mistery） più marcata， invece ho trovato un romanzo che altro non è che una commedia d'azione。Inizia bene， con questo black humour a rendere frizzante la narrazione ma a lungo andare （sono quasi 550！！！） la cosa va via via diventando un po' noiosa。 Ho trovato la trama molto piatta， nonostante qualche scena d'azione il racconto rimane sempre molto lineare senza troppi picchi di a Un romanzo atipico per essere giapponese。。。 mi aspettavo sicuramente qualcosa di diverso， con una componente thriller （o mistery） più marcata， invece ho trovato un romanzo che altro non è che una commedia d'azione。Inizia bene， con questo black humour a rendere frizzante la narrazione ma a lungo andare （sono quasi 550！！！） la cosa va via via diventando un po' noiosa。 Ho trovato la trama molto piatta， nonostante qualche scena d'azione il racconto rimane sempre molto lineare senza troppi picchi di adrenalina。 Anzi， se proprio vogliamo essere sinceri di adrenalina non ce n'è。。。Anche nella parte finale molte cose vengono un po' lasciate immaginare， dando uno spunto di ciò che potrebbe essere successo， ma appunto potrebbe！ Il che mi ha dato abbastanza fastidio perché dopo 500 pagine almeno mi dici che cavolo è successo a sto personaggi！È un romanzo che sì si fa leggere anche grazie alla narrazione semplice e scorrevole， per un momento di relax e intrattenimento va più che bene， ma è anche un romanzo che non lascia nulla。 Carina l'atmosfera， buona la gamma di personaggi tutti molto particolari ma che sulla carta non rende come a mio avviso potrebbe rendere sullo schermo。 Per questo sono molto curiosa di vedere la trasposizione cinematografica che pare preveda nel cast anche Brad Pitt e Lady Gaga。 。。。more
Paula Lyle
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This is kind of a one joke setup: What if a bunch of criminal types were confined on a train and everyone of their interactions went awry？ The body count keeps rising and no one really knows who is behind what。 Kind of humorous and kind of a morality tale， I just couldn't figure out what the point was supposed to be。I received an eARC through NetGalley。 This is kind of a one joke setup: What if a bunch of criminal types were confined on a train and everyone of their interactions went awry？ The body count keeps rising and no one really knows who is behind what。 Kind of humorous and kind of a morality tale， I just couldn't figure out what the point was supposed to be。I received an eARC through NetGalley。 。。。more
Regina
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I wish I could tell you I didn’t choose to read Bullet Train because it’s being adapted into a “major motion picture” starring Brad Pitt， Sandra Bullock， Joey King， and Lady Gaga， but that would be a lie and I wouldn’t do you like that。 The book itself is the translation of an uber-popular Japanese novel originally titled Maria Beetle， in which five assassins board a high-speed train headed to Tokyo and realize their missions might be linked。 I’ve heard it compared to the style of Quentin Tarant I wish I could tell you I didn’t choose to read Bullet Train because it’s being adapted into a “major motion picture” starring Brad Pitt， Sandra Bullock， Joey King， and Lady Gaga， but that would be a lie and I wouldn’t do you like that。 The book itself is the translation of an uber-popular Japanese novel originally titled Maria Beetle， in which five assassins board a high-speed train headed to Tokyo and realize their missions might be linked。 I’ve heard it compared to the style of Quentin Tarantino movies， and I can see that， but I also kept thinking of 1996 movie “Trainspotting” - not just for the train-name connection but more so for the frenetic pace。 Bullet Train is thrill ride （too easy？） that I found myself not overly keen to take。 The characters are certainly quirky （with names like The Prince， Tangerine and Lemon） and the text seesaws between the depths of the meaning of life and the frivolity of Thomas the Tank Engine。 If that sounds weird， it is。 This is a very particular type of adrenaline thriller that perhaps I was just not in the mood to read。 Others may enjoy the action more than I did， and if not， you always have the movie that will pull into the station in April 2022。 （Sorry， so lame。）My thanks to Abrams Publishing and the author for providing me with an advance copy to read and review via NetGalley。 Bullet Train is now available。 Blog: https://www。confettibookshelf。com/ 。。。more
Mariam
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3 1/2 "I might as well ask，" he says with a wan smile， barely there， like a line traced by a finger on a watery surface， "will any murderers on board please come forward？" Despite the story taking place over the course of only a few hours， the plot of Bullet Train traverses at a speed only rivaling the train in which the entirety of the story takes place。 So much action in such a small place with misfortune in store for all five assassins on board- and yet， the devastating impact of it all rem 3 1/2 "I might as well ask，" he says with a wan smile， barely there， like a line traced by a finger on a watery surface， "will any murderers on board please come forward？" Despite the story taking place over the course of only a few hours， the plot of Bullet Train traverses at a speed only rivaling the train in which the entirety of the story takes place。 So much action in such a small place with misfortune in store for all five assassins on board- and yet， the devastating impact of it all remains beneath the surface， unknown to the rest of the world。 This is what makes Bullet Train genius。 The wit of the characters， the series of comically failed schemes， and the plot twists all contribute to the uniqueness of this book- if it can even be called a book。While it is obviously a book， something about it feels off。 Maybe it's the shallowness of the story， or the fact that the characters- while motivated- don't have much depth to them。 Or maybe， it's the fact that Thomas the Tank Engine was referenced 43 times （screw you， Lemon） and it made me want to jump off a bridge。ARC provided by NetGalley 。。。more
Maddie
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https://www。instagram。com/p/CSIacRBlTvg/"Bullet Train"， by Kotaro Isaka， translated into English by Sam Malissa， and published at @abramsbooks was one of my most anticipated releases of 2021。 Japanese thrillers are my favorite sub-genre of thrillers， so I was very excited to discover that a new voice that is a best-selling author in Japan was coming to the English-speaking world。 To top it all off， it was actually available in the "Read Now" section on @netgalley 。 Quite lucky of me， I would say https://www。instagram。com/p/CSIacRBlTvg/"Bullet Train"， by Kotaro Isaka， translated into English by Sam Malissa， and published at @abramsbooks was one of my most anticipated releases of 2021。 Japanese thrillers are my favorite sub-genre of thrillers， so I was very excited to discover that a new voice that is a best-selling author in Japan was coming to the English-speaking world。 To top it all off， it was actually available in the "Read Now" section on @netgalley 。 Quite lucky of me， I would say。。。very much unlike the main protagonist of this story， Nanao。I really don't want to give too much away in terms of plot， as thrillers are best left to be discovered as one reads them。 I will say though， that this book is ridiculous， in a good way。 It's crazy and quite unbelievable， and that's exactly what makes it fun。 The setting， as suggested by the title， is a bullet train， the famous Japanese Shinkansen。 Aboard the train， there are several assassins， all with fairly simple tasks。 But when the tasks start getting them in each other's ways， chaos ensues。 Add a fourteen year old psychopath who philosophies about genocide and toys with everyone for the fun of it， and you get one of the wildest rides I've been on in a while。I found the writing to be very cinematic， so I was very happy to see this will be made into a movie soon。 I'm sure it will translate very well on screen。 I did feel like the book was a bit on the long side， with the pace slowing down some in the middle， but overall I enjoyed it a lot and felt it all came together nicely。 The sections about "The Prince" were a bit hard to read at times。 I doubt I'm the only person feeling so， but ever since becoming a mother， I have a harder time reading about psychopathic/ killer children。 All in all， this was a fun thriller。 It's quite unlike others I've read before， more on the satirical side。 I am curious now about Kotaro Isaka's other works （ "Remote Control" seems to be available in English）， and will definitely check them out。 In the meantime， I recommend checking "Bullet Train" out。 Suspend belief， and enjoy the ride。 Thank you to NetGalley and AbramsBooks / The Overlook Press for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Maggie Lovitt
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Kotaro Isaka's Bullet Train Blends Satire into a Thriller （READ MORE: https://yourmoneygeek。com/review-kota。。。）When Abrams Books kindly sent Bullet Train to me， I was uncertain of what to make of it。 The premise is not exactly within my personal reading preferences， but I was intrigued by the words on the front cover: “Soon to be a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt and Joey King。” I was， admittedly， confused because the premise of the book does not sound like something either of them would Kotaro Isaka's Bullet Train Blends Satire into a Thriller （READ MORE: https://yourmoneygeek。com/review-kota。。。）When Abrams Books kindly sent Bullet Train to me， I was uncertain of what to make of it。 The premise is not exactly within my personal reading preferences， but I was intrigued by the words on the front cover: “Soon to be a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt and Joey King。” I was， admittedly， confused because the premise of the book does not sound like something either of them would be cast in。 I avoided looking the film up until I finished reading the book and I have concerns。Bullet Train， or Maria Bītoru， was written in 2010 by Japanese author Kotaro Isaka。 The novel is an unusual blend of Murder on the Orient Express and John Wick， infused with satirical humor and the perils and pitfalls of the worst assassins and hitmen in Japan。 The entire story unfolds aboard one of Japan’s famous bullet trains， headed from Tokyo to Morioka。 I can see why the encapsulated setting attracted filmmakers， eager to create the next hit。 It has all of the components of a hokey comedy， wrapped in the package of a sadistic film noir。As the story unravels， the five seemingly unconnected assassins discover that their missions are all interconnected。 Two men， and Thomas the Tank Engine enthusiasts — Lemon and Tangerine — are hired to rescue a man’s son from kidnappers and return with the ransom money， while another hired hand， Nanao， has been enlisted to steal the suitcase with the ransom money。 But they are not the only entangled killers aboard the train。 Kimura has boarded the train to track down the 14-year old boy （“The Prince”） who pushed his young son off of a roof， unfortunately for him， the Prince happens to be a psychopathic killer himself。It’s a lot to keep track of， but Isaka does it so well。 I don’t know if the original printing handled the bullet train in the same fashion， but I love how this version has a diagram of the train at the start of each chapter， identifying which train cars the chapter takes place on。 It really helps for visualizing the action and how the characters intersect with each other。Despite being something I would never pick up on the bookshelf of my own volition， I think that many people would love Bullet Train。 I disagree with the comparisons to Tarantino and the Cohen brothers on the back of the book。 It’s far too clever and unique to fall into the framing of their films。 Isaka has created an off-beat， fast-paced， and humorous thriller， unlike any other thriller you’ll find on the bookshelves。 If you’re looking for a new book to take on a trip with you， Bullet Train is a perfect read while encapsulated on a train， plane， or automobile。Book-to-film adaptations are often a disappointment， but I get the distinct feeling that the upcoming Bullet Train film will pale in comparison to the world that Kotaro Isaka has created。 I can hardly imagine a world where Brad Pitt， Joey King， Aaron Taylor-Johnson， or Sandra Bullock could pull off the larger-than-life， caricatures that he has brought to life in the pages of this book。 Preemptively， I feel confident in my assertion that if your interest has been peaked， you should read the book and forget about the film。 。。。more
Diane Hernandez
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Can humor transcend language？ Will Americans understand Bullet Train’s off-the-chain Japanese dark satirical humor？ The answer for me， at least， is not really。“Steal someone’s suitcase and get off the train。 That’s it。“Five assassins are speeding across Japan in a train。 Most are looking for a suitcase full of cash though one is only looking for revenge。 A kidnap victim is murdered。 It’s a small world in Japan’s underworld as everyone has a history with each other。 Twists， turns and double cross Can humor transcend language？ Will Americans understand Bullet Train’s off-the-chain Japanese dark satirical humor？ The answer for me， at least， is not really。“Steal someone’s suitcase and get off the train。 That’s it。“Five assassins are speeding across Japan in a train。 Most are looking for a suitcase full of cash though one is only looking for revenge。 A kidnap victim is murdered。 It’s a small world in Japan’s underworld as everyone has a history with each other。 Twists， turns and double crosses ensue。The plot of Bullet Train seems so familiar， though I was unable to remember where I have seen it before。 My main issue with the book was how long it was。 Plus， many scenes are repeated from multiple points of view。 It wasn’t until the ending that the pacing picked up to a thriller’s pace。I love the idea of this book more than the book itself。 This book is scheduled to be a blockbuster US movie releasing in April 2022 with Brad Pitt， Sandra Bullock and Lady Gaga。 I think it is best to wait for that。 3 stars。Thanks to The Overlook Press， Abrams Books and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Rachel C。
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This ended up being a pretty grim and joyless read， that did not live up to the promise of the bonkers premise。
Jean Kolinofsky
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The Shinkansen is Japan’s well-known Bullet Train， known for its’ speed， but Kotaro Isaka brings a new meaning to Bullet Train。 Assassins Lemon and Tangerine have rescued the kidnapped son of a gangster and are traveling with the boy and a suitcase full of money。。 their instructions were to rescue him， take care of the kidnappers and bring back the money。 Nanao is tasked with stealing the suitcase and getting off the train at the first stop。 It is a simple assignment， but when you are the unluck The Shinkansen is Japan’s well-known Bullet Train， known for its’ speed， but Kotaro Isaka brings a new meaning to Bullet Train。 Assassins Lemon and Tangerine have rescued the kidnapped son of a gangster and are traveling with the boy and a suitcase full of money。。 their instructions were to rescue him， take care of the kidnappers and bring back the money。 Nanao is tasked with stealing the suitcase and getting off the train at the first stop。 It is a simple assignment， but when you are the unluckiest assassin in Japan nothing will go right。 Kimura’s son Wataru was pushed from the roof of a building and now lies in the hospital in a coma。 He follows Satoshi， the teenager who pushed Wataru， onto the train to assassinate him。 Absolutely nothing goes as planned for anyone and what ensues is a voyage where situations change at the blink of an eye and tracking the suitcase is like following the ball in a shell game。 While each of the characters is capable of violence， it is Satoshi who is the worst of the bunch。 He uses his youth to appear as an innocent schoolboy， but he is manipulative and uses the people around him to carry out his schemes。 Lemon and Tangerine have worked together for a while。 Tangerine is well-read and tries to get Lemon to educate himself， but Lemon limits his reading and viewing to tales of Thomas and Friends。 He relates each situation and the people he encounters to the various locomotives in Thomas’ stories。 As their Shinkansen speeds from Tokyo to Morioka not only do everyone’s paths cross but there are also other assassins who find their way onto the train during the journey。 Kotaro Isaka’s story contains humor and enough twists to keep you guessing to the very end。 Once you begin reading Bullet Train you will not be able to put it down until you see who makes it off the train at the final station。 It is a truly entertaining story。 I would like to thank NetGalley and Abrams/the Overlook Press for providing this book for my review。 。。。more
Cat
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Thank you to NetGalley and The Overlook Press for the chance to read an early copy of this book！This book is kind of wacky and full of antiheroes。 I can definitely see how it will make for a fun movie， with the constantly shifting points of view， and the charisma that actors could bring to the role。 As a book with no one you want to root for， it feels kind of empty。 But it certainly takes you on a fast-paced ride， even if it feels like a ride to nowhere。
Marco73737373
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🍋🔫🧑🏻💼😭
Ben
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I wasn't sure about this at first， but it gets better and more fun as you go along for the ride。 A great mix of intrigue and humor that should make a killer film next year。 I wasn't sure about this at first， but it gets better and more fun as you go along for the ride。 A great mix of intrigue and humor that should make a killer film next year。 。。。more
Rossella DB
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Non perfetto， ma piacevole。 Non l'ho trovato scorrevole come me lo aspettavo。 Non perfetto， ma piacevole。 Non l'ho trovato scorrevole come me lo aspettavo。 。。。more
David
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Love this book， such great thrill ride and the Japanese setting and characters lift this from just another average thriller。 Great characters and twists。
Kaffeeklatsch and Books
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I usually love Japanese fiction， but this was a miss。I did like the concept of the book， but disliked the dialogue and writing style。 What I also found strange was that there wasn't that much interaction or focus on any of the other passengers。 You can't tell me that nobody else would notice that something weird is going on？！ Not believable at all。I agree with the other reviewers that this would be better as a 90 minute movie。 Unfortunately this didn't meet my expectations。Thanks netgalley for p I usually love Japanese fiction， but this was a miss。I did like the concept of the book， but disliked the dialogue and writing style。 What I also found strange was that there wasn't that much interaction or focus on any of the other passengers。 You can't tell me that nobody else would notice that something weird is going on？！ Not believable at all。I agree with the other reviewers that this would be better as a 90 minute movie。 Unfortunately this didn't meet my expectations。Thanks netgalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Doreen
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7/26/2021 3。5 stars rounded up。 Full review tk at CriminalElement。com。 7/26/2021 3。5 stars rounded up。 Full review tk at CriminalElement。com。 。。。more
Joann
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