“The moment I heard about the murder, I knew who did it. The only question was whether I could prove it.” Chapter 1: The Discovery Novelist Kunihiko Hidaka […]
Japanese literature
The Devotion of Suspect X
“Logic can be twisted to serve any purpose. The only truth is what you choose to believe.” Chapter 1: The Crime The novel opens with Yasuko Hanaoka, a […]
French literature
The Seventh Function of Language
“Language is not innocent. It is a weapon.” Prologue The novel opens with the mysterious death of renowned literary theorist Roland Barthes in 1980, shortly after being struck […]
American literature
The Secret History
“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.” Prologue The novel opens with Richard Papen, the narrator, confessing his involvement in the murder of his […]
American literature
Big Little Lies
“She didn’t want to die. She just didn’t want to live like this anymore.” Chapter 1: The Aftermath The book opens with a chaotic scene at Pirriwee Public […]
English literature
London Fields
“Murder considered as one of the fine arts.” London Fields follows the intertwined lives of three central characters in a decaying, pre-millennial London. The narrator, Samson Young, is […]