The Village of Eight Graves
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The Village of Eight Graves
Narrated by:
Akira Matsumoto
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Narrated by:
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Akira Matsumoto
About this listen
Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend. In the 16th century eight samurais, who had taken refuge there along with a secret treasure, were murdered by the inhabitants, bringing a terrible curse down upon their village.
Centuries later a mysterious young man named Tatsuya arrives in town, bringing a spate of deadly poisonings in his wake. The inimitably scruffy and brilliant Kosuke Kindaichi investigates.
©1971 Seishi YOKOMIZO. English translation Bryan Karetnyk 2021 (P)2021 Bolinda PublishingListeners also enjoyed...
I was on a roll after reading the first two in the series, and a bit wrong footed as Yokomizo’s detective doesn’t feature much until the later part of book. As in all this series, the treatment of women in Japanese society creates a jarring note for Western readers. What does also come through in this book is the impact on native Japanese society of the War, which is interesting to read. The reveal is fun.
Golden Age but far from cosy
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Overall it was a good story and I enjoyed it.
The only negative was the reader’s accent. His strong Australian twang was initially quite intrusive but after a little while my ears adapted so if you were expecting Japanese accents don’t let the voice put you off.
Intricate but slightly claustrophobic
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I would have returned it but I had paused my membership so that wasn't possible.
The sample was limited to the main character, however, impersonations of pretty much all the other characters were terrible to the point of distracting from listening to the story.
Cannot recommend
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