Bokyo (Based on her short story “夢の国 Yume no Kuni” Dreamland and “光の航 Hikari no koro” Light Route)(2017)

Genre iyamisu booming di Jepang sejak tahun 2012. Selain Minato, Mahokaru Numata dan Yukiko Mari juga dikenal sebagai spesialis dalam genre ini. Jika dibandingkan dengan thriller yang menuai popularitas internasional, karya-karya Gillian Flynn, penulis Gone Girl juga bisa dikategorikan sebagai iyamisu. This novel is an unreliable multiple first person POV epistolary thriller debut novel well, there are 2 chapters that are not epistolary-like. The theme of the book is REVENGE.Noah Galvin is the brother of one of my favorite female narrators, Emma Galvin, and they are some talented siblings when it comes to narration. Elaina Erika Davis was also an amazing narrator and she carried about 70% of the book, so major props to her! Both Galvin and Davis will receive an A from me on my grading scale. Shosetsu Suiri New Writers Prize: "The Saint" [ citation needed] (The first chapter of her novel Confessions)

Steph Cha of the Los Angeles Times described Confessions as "a nauseating tale of morality and justice, with violent turns that will drop your jaw right to the floor", [11] and Confessions was referred to as "a creepy and mesmerizing psychological thriller that challenges the conventions of right vs. wrong." by Library Journal contributor Jennifer Funk. [12]HER PUPILS KILLED HER DAUGHTER. NOW, SHE WILL HAVE HER REVENGE. After calling off her engagement in wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yuko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought they knew about two of their peers, and sets in motion a maniacal plot for revenge. Narrated in alternating voices, with twists you’ll never see coming, Confessions explores the limits of punishment, despair, and tragic love, culminating in a harrowing confrontation between teacher and student that will place the occupants of an entire school in danger. You’ll never look at a classroom the same way again. Confessions by Kanae Minato – eBook Details Some parts are quite disturbing. Warnings for self-harm, harm to others amounting to crime and extreme neglect.

Menurut opini pembaca, film Confessions memang berhasil menangkap esensi bukunya dengan baik. Selain itu film disajikan dengan sinematografi yang apik, menampilkan nuansa gelap namun artistik.This is a fast paced, thriller that had me on the edge of my seat. EVERY word written serves a purpose. There is absolutely no filler in this bad boy. Children are not the lovable innocent little people we often perceive them to be. They too are capable of many horrific acts of cruelty, none more so than those mentioned in Confessions. Story consists of six different narratives, all linked to the murderer or people who knew the murderer. So all the six different people brought something unique with their storytelling. Some told how they knew the murderer and how these events effected them. And then there were those two twisted students who were at the center of all this. Every confession hit me differently, some made me angry, some sad, and others made me want to strangle someone.