#penance kanae minato

[theinyshlobster]

penance by kanae minato [review]

read from august 6th - august 10th

review:

confessions was so good & honestly this was a bit of a letdown…. 

the first chapter was really great & gripping, but i think with each chapter the book progressed it fell into a quite repetitive pattern. not only was it very formulaic like confessions, but the chapters themselves all followed the same beats and weren’t very interesting beyond what the characters themselves did at the end of each chapter. 

confessions really benefited from this structure as following the story from each character’s perspective deepened the story, and kept pumping out great plot twist after great plot twist. this book felt like it was trying to do the same, but with making the character seeking vengeance incredibly unlikeable and portraying her as unjustified, i really was just reading to read. 

sae’s chapter was really interesting and a great way to open the book imo. maki’s chapter honestly was… Mid! like it was fine but idk her chapter slammed in between sae & akiko’s felt odd. like idk we should have been building up with the “severity” of the stories, and maki’s was a weird dip in the pacing. akiko’s was only good at the end, otherwise it felt like she was just yapping to get to the end. yuka’s was also pretty boring, but i will say i preferred hers over akiko’s & maki’s. like my ranking would go: sae >>>>> yuka > akiko >>>>>> maki. emily’s mother’s chapter was also incredibly boring, and the final chapter was…. Fine! 

idk i couldn’t really find an ability to give a shit about the characters beyond wanting to know what happens. minato has a good ability to hook you, but idk here it felt like she only really hooked me in at the end of each of her chapters. 

i mean i still had a good time! i still wanted to know what happened! i was interested! but compared to confessions….. Flop. i was so excited to read this because confessions was actually so addictive and GOOOODDDD. and this was just ok! my expectations were ridiculously high im afraid. 

[myhikari21things]

Read of Penance by Kanae Minato (2012) (227pgs)

Translated from Japanese

[ekycahyashlikha]

“MESKI TUHAN MENGAMPUNI KALIAN, AKU TIDAK!”

Apa yang terjadi jika anak-anak usia sepuluh tahun mendapatkan ancaman seperti di atas?

Trauma seumur hidup.

Judul : Penance ( https://s.shopee.co.id/4faWGgvSiP )

Penulis : Minato Kanae

Novel ini bercerita tentang kehidupan empat anak usia sepuluh tahun yang entah dikatakan ini nasib buruk atau bukan, mereka menjadi saksi mata pembunuhan temannya.

Entah karena mereka masih anak-anak dan bingung harus menjawab apa, akhirnya kesaksian mereka tidak membantu jalannya investigasi.

Karena hal tersebut, ibu korban naik pitam. Ia merasa tidak adil. Mengapa hanya anaknya yang menjadi korban pembunuhan? Kenapa keempat temannya tidak?

Akhirnya ibu korban mengundang mereka untuk makan siang bersama. Tentu makan siang bersama tersebut berlangsung canggung. Diakhir makan siang tersebut, ibu korban mengancam; Jika kalian tidak bisa mengungkap siapa pelakunya, takdir buruk akan menimpa kalian.

Belasan tahun berlalu, ancaman ibu korban seperti menjadi kutukan untuk para saksi. Keempat-empatnya benar-benar mengalami kehidupan yang sulit dan mereka menjadi pembunuh.

Melihat keempat saksi tersebut mengalami takdir buruk, ibu korban menyesal. Ia memutuskan untuk menemui keempat anak tersebut dan ingin meminta maaf walau terlambat.

Yang aku simpulkan dari novel ini; kurangnya perhatian orangtua kepada anak-anaknya. Apalagi orangtua dari para saksi. Setelah menemukan mayat temannya dalam kondisi mata membelalak dan mengenaskan, hal itu menjadi trauma berat. Mereka butuh perhatian lebih. Tapi keluarga menganggap kejadian tersebut seperti angin lalu.

Kekurangan dari novel ini, aku ngerasa yang sesuai dengan judul novelnya hanya bab pertama saja. Dan kelebihannya, seperti biasa, karya Minato Kanae pasti punya plot twist yang bagus dan seru.

Dah ah, segitu dulu.

Have a nice day.

[metamorphesque]

Crime thrillers/ Investigation/ Mystery books recs ?! xx

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Evil Eye by Madhuri Shekar

Confessions by Kanae Minato

Penance by Kanae Minato

Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun

[cleoenfaserum]

Penance (A Japanese TV Mini Series 2012) (1113)

Penance, known in Japanese as Shokuzai (贖罪), is a Japanese television dramaminiseries that started airing on WOWOW in January 2012. It is based on a novel of the same name by Kanae Minato and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Penance (TV series) - Wikipedia

IMdB: 7'1 The murder of Emili, a young girl, leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emily is found by the four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother Asako (Kyoko Koizumi) is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim that they don't remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do their penance for their silence. Deeply struck by the words of Asako and burdened with her curse, the four girls are forced into adulthood which eventually triggers a tragic chain of events.—Gerben Hoetink

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Penance (A Japanese TV Mini Series 2012)

Penance, known in Japanese as Shokuzai (贖罪), is a Japanese television dramaminiseries that started airing on WOWOW in January 2012. It is based on a novel of the same name by Kanae Minato and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Penance (TV series) - Wikipedia

IMdB: 7'1 The murder of Emili, a young girl, leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emily is found by the four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother Asako (Kyoko Koizumi) is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim that they don't remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do their penance for their silence. Deeply struck by the words of Asako and burdened with her curse, the four girls are forced into adulthood which eventually triggers a tragic chain of events.—Gerben Hoetink

LINK https://ok.ru/video/6857812675170

LINK https://ok.ru/video/6857809070690

LINK https://ok.ru/video/6857808022114

LINK https://ok.ru/video/6857807366754

LINK https://ok.ru/video/6857805793890

[pseudologia-phantastica]

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Penance (Shokuzai, 贖罪), based on Kanae Minato, is today's recommendation.

[maester-of-spreadsheets]

Reblogging cause it’s easier lol

Some literary fiction and/or thrillers I’ve liked recently (as in the past few years):

-Diavola - Jennifer Marie Thorne

-Your House Will Pay - Steph Cha

-There’s No Such Thing As An Easy Job - Kikuko Tsumura

-Winter Counts (also has mystery/thriller vibes stuff going on)

-Nothing to See Here - Kevin Wilson

-Severance - Ling Ma (nothing to do with the show haha)

-Penance - Kanae Minato

-Lone Women - Victor Lavalle

-The River - Peter Heller

also it's so fucking hard to find good books now. i haven't found a banger in so long, i'm starving. i need it to fall into my lap.

[straydog733]

Reading Resolution: “Penance” by Kanae Minato

4. A book written in East Asia: Penance by Kanae Minato

List Progress: 2/30

TW: Murder, sexual assault

Trauma, especially trauma experienced by a child, leaves a mark. Japanese author Kanae Minato’s second novel, Penance, has five different narrators who have been deeply marked and marred by the murder of a child fifteen years before. Each of them has processed their grief, fear and rage in different ways, but none of them have escaped unscathed. Minato is incredibly skilled at showing the effects of pain over time, and while this novel is a bit lacking compared to her debut, Confessions, the visceral depiction of the ripple effects of trauma is well worth the time.

Ten year old Emily Adachi is lured away from her friends and murdered by a strange man. Her four friends Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuka all are questioned as witnesses, but none of them can describe the man’s face. Emily’s mother lashes out and blames the girls for the tragedy, and fifteen years later, right before the statute of limitations for the murder is reached, each of them reaches out to her with the story of what their life has looked like since that day. It is a great central conceit, and a brilliant way to add layers and different perspectives to the crime with each new narrator. But separating the sections so discreetly also has its downsides: the stories become somewhat repetitive after enough iterations, and the chapters vary in quality. I found the first three stories much more engaging, most likely because they were more self-contained. When the novel has to bring everything together in the last two, the seams start to show and the inconsistencies become more apparent.

Penance is not for the faint of heart, with detailed descriptions of murder and sexual assault, and the idea of spending a whole novel unpacking childhood trauma will surely turn off some readers. But the prose moves fast and the stories are exciting, so the audience is propelled forward through even the darkest moments. The ending might not be the strongest, and this book will always live in the shadow of Confessions, but it is quite engaging all on its own.

Would I Recommend It: Yes.

[littersletters]

What I wanted was to melt into the crowds of people who didn't know about my past, and vanish.

Kanae Minato, Penance

[theinyshlobster]

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penance by kanae minato

240 pages

genres;

mystery

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notes: for dymocks’ 2024 reading challenge (“diverse dish discovery”)

[myhikari21things]

Read of Penance by Kanae Minato (2012) (227pgs)

Translated from Japanese

[inkantation18]

Hold Digging #1

Photo by iam Se7en on Unsplash

My birthday month has arrived and with it, changes to this blog, content and how I obtain my books.

Originally I had a change of heart and entertained the idea of a kindle. I am in the midst of a job promotion that would force me to change workspaces, where I'd ultimately lose the bookcase I currently have. The e-reader was the perfect solution; I'd be able to continue to read books at a cheaper cost and save physical storage space. That was, until my father suggested a free and more simple option: the library. Shout out to the parents for having common sense when their children lack it. 

I haven't been a member of one since college when I would spend my summers back home in New England. I've been a Philadelphia resident for a year this month. It's time for a new experience.

This is also the end of my BOTM membership for the reason stated above. While I love the books I currently own, I know that there isn't much space where I stay to house over a year and a half worth of books. I'll still be using the monthly selections to help me choose my library picks; they just won't be my primary source of reading anymore.

Moving forward, what is Hold Digging? It's my monthly roundup of titles I have selected to read. (That I'm at the top of the hold list to read.)

Penance by Kanae Minato Four girls were tricked into leaving their other friend alone, who is ultimately murdered. The surviving girls are cursed by the victim's mother and are haunted by the childhood trauma once more as adults.

I chanced upon Penance a few weeks ago venturing through bookstagrams. Unfortunately I can't find the book club that was reading it, but was instantly intrigued by the story's plot. In Japan Minato is hailed as "the queen of iyamisu" (eww mystery), which focuses on grisly episodes and the dark side of human nature. Like my May read, I love a good read that relies more on the shock value of the psyche than just the dreadful descriptions of disturbing scenery. I'm also glad to continue with my pursuit of Asian female authors, so my hopes are high for this book.

Paper Ghosts: a novel of suspense by Julia Heaberlin Carl has been picked up by his daughter to take a ten-day road trip. Except she's not his daughter , but a woman hellbent on proving that the elder once murdered her sister and countless others across Texas. Is the old man lying about his failing memory or is this mystery woman the real liar?

Like a previous author from February, Heaberlin has a past with the media as an award-winning editor for several newspapers. Her interest with true-crime translates into many of the previous novels she has written. This is my first book in the serial killer genre, but it fits along with June's dark theme and looks equally as promising as the first book for the month. Not to mention it reminds me somewhat of that same February read minus the haunted school in snowy Vermont and a multiplied obsession with a siblings death. 

There may be one or two book reviews, depending on how this month's transition from an after-school program to summer camp goes. In the meantime, site changes will continue and my summer TBR post will be published this month, so there are many things to look forward to.

Let me know what you're looking forward to reading this month too!

Happy reading,

A

[aescritosfera]

das coisas que eu sinto lendo...

Penitência, Kanae Minato

A maior lição de Penitências é: tenha cuidado com o que você joga sobre os ombros dos outros, mesmo em palavras. Palavras não podem ser desditas nem o efeito delas controlado.

Palavras tem um grande efeito, e podem ser uma graça ou uma maldição na vida de outras pessoas. Sobretudo hoje, na era da internet, em que têm mais alcance e repercussão do que nunca. Por isso precisamos aprender a ter responsabilidade em tudo aquilo que proferimos, seja pessoal ou virtualmente, pois existem seres humanos do outro lado recebendo o que emitimos.

É claro que sempre haverão os covardes, cujo intuito principal é ferir. Mas não falo a estes, mas sim...

Àqueles que ainda se importam, que tem mais empatia que ignorância, mais diálogo que discurso de ódio, que levam mais da humanidade do que a simples alcunha "homo sapiens"

A estes é que deixo essa reflexão e essa dica de leitura.

(Lembrando que Penitência é um livro de temática pesada. Lembre-se de verificar a faixa etária e os gatilhos antes de optar pela leitura.)

[metamorphesque]

what books would you recommend to RM? 💜

books i'd recommend to Namjoon 🌼

Bluets by Maggie Nelson

The Castle / The Trial by Franz Kafka

The Double / Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom

Death with Interruptions by José Saramago

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

Tokyo Ueno Station by Miri Yū

Confessions / Penance by Kanae Minato

All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky

The Silence by Don DeLillo

Fish in Exile by Vi Khi Nao

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

After Dark by Haruki Murakami

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

and of course anything and everything by Mary Oliver

[hungryfictions]

the concept for this list was: fifty books written by women about women, published within the past five years, (2017-now), that aren’t normal people and whatever else sally rooney just released. i also tried to avoid anything that gave explicitly rooney vibes. (here is why.) i stuck mostly with realism, though some have elements of fantasy or magic or horror. if you have questions about triggers for any particular book feel free to reach out.

Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee

We Play Ourselves by Jen Silverman

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi*

Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong

Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet*

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray

No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood*

All’s Well by Mona Awad*

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett*

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson*

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata*

The Push by Audrey Audrain

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

Sad Janet by Lucie Britsch

Weather by Jenny Offill

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

The Comeback by Ella Berman

The Farm by Joanne Ramos

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

Writers & Lovers by Lily King*

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

Supper Club by Lara Williams

Vacuum in the Dark by Jen Beagin

In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado*

Severance by Ling Ma

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

Lurkers by Sandi Tan

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Edie Richter is Not Alone by Rebecca Handler

Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden

Godshot by Chelsea Bieker

Betty by Tiffany McDaniel*

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

Ordinary Girls: A Memoir by Jaquira Díaz

The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

Fake Like Me by Barbara Bourland

Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin

My Life as a Rat by Joyce Carol Oates*

Tell the Machine Goodnight by Katie Williams

The Power by Naomi Alderman

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng*

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Penance by Kanae Minato*

Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito

a note: this list is obviously limited to books that i have either personally read or know a lot about.

* means the author has other good books that i know of, i just didn’t want to repeat any authors