Bullet Train
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
3.7
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Kotaro Isaka
* NOW A MAJOR NEW FILM *FIVE KILLERS. ONE JOURNEY. BUT WHO WILL SURVIVE?Discover the original and propulsive thriller from the massive Japanese bestselling author.Satoshi looks like an innocent schoolboy but he is really a viciously cunning psychopath. Kimura's young son is in a coma thanks to him, and Kimura has tracked him onto the bullet train heading from Tokyo to Morioka to exact his revenge. But Kimura soon discovers that they are not the only dangerous passengers onboard.Nanao, the self-proclaimed 'unluckiest assassin in the world', and the deadly partnership of Tangerine and Lemon are also travelling to Morioka. A suitcase full of money leads others to show their hands. Why are they all on the same train, and who will get off alive at the last station?(Bullet Train was originally published in Japan with the title Maria Beetle.)'A locked-room crime drama played out at 200mph' The Times'A high-octane thriller... Thoroughly enjoyable' GuardianDon’t miss the next thrilling Kotaro Isaka book, HOTEL LUCKY SEVEN, available to pre-order now.Readers are OBSESSED with Bullet Train: 'Original, quirky and highly entertaining''A dark-humoured, twisty thriller that's a lot of fun''One of the most addictive thrillers I've ever read... smart and cinematic''What an original novel! Exciting from beginning to end''A whole lot of darkly comic fun''A thrilling ride'
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Author
Kotaro Isaka
Pages
464
Publisher
Random House
Published Date
2021-04-01
ISBN
1473581435 9781473581432
Ratings
Google: 5
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"I DNFed it; it was too slow that I couldn’t get out the middle. I must prefer the movie due to its fast pace and humor."
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Zariah Grant
"DNF/On Hold"
Hailey
"Funny and fast paced (pun intended). This is a satire, tongue and cheek action thriller. It also deals with the philosophy of people who enjoy inflicting pain on others and those sections can get a bit slow. But 5 assassins on a bullet train, what more do you need to know! Which assassins will you root for?"
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"I found the movie on Netflix and decided to play it on whim, and it ended up becoming my new favorite movie. I was excited to find out it was a book and quickly bought a copy. The book is very different from the movie, such as The Prince is far darker and more unlikeable. I didn’t like his chapters very much but Nano and the fruit made up for it. I appreciate both as separate medias. I loved Lemon and Tangerine just as much as I did in the movie. Looking forward to trying out more of Isaka’s work!"
Madeline
"Completely different from the movie and the ending was a little bit of everything. I’m honestly surprised at how much I loved the ending because with how it was going I was almost afraid it was going to be lame but then it ended up being amazing. "
Carisa Haber
"This was a super fun popcorn movie of a thriller about several assassins and other shady types all trying to complete their missions on one crazy train ride. The characters are all larger than life and feel bold and unique. The tension never lets up and every tiny detail that ever comes up is tied up perfectly by the end.<br/><br/>I would have given this 5 stars but there's a minor side character who, while I enjoyed her, was constantly assailed by transmisogynist jokes and that bugged me. I'm hoping that gets fixed in the upcoming film version."
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