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Interesting read, to a point, but I think something(s) got lost in translation. A man suffering from loss of memory, agrees to experimental procedure involving reading material containing dark content - in an attempt to shock his memories back. Found it a bit difficult to make connections between identity and I guess - guilt. Not recommending it, but I do commend the Author of the premise for the story.

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The labyrinth referred to in the title is of course the human mind, in this case the mind of a young man who killed and mutilated a young woman, but also the mind of the writer who through a sort of journalistic investigation wants to understand the real reasons that form the basis of this murder, beyond "too much love" and "control". In a game of mirrors, through the reading of different documents, confessions and relationships, the reader goes along with the two unknown characters who do the narration in these labyrinths ... and ends inexorably to lose themselves. In fact, despite the fact that the individual pieces are interesting and well-written, the book is unclear and devoid of a strong reason for being.
I thank Shueisha and Netgalley for giving me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

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While the summary and the first few pages did grab me, the interest did start waning for me towards the end. Still worth the read.

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A perplexing tale that kept me riveted throughout. Any synopses would fail to completely describe this philosophical novel starting with an anonymous narrator with amnesia. The narrator (and we) are presented with a series of letters, news articles, interviews and police files which all relate in some way to a recent grisly murder of a woman killed by her stalker. I really enjoyed this!

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