Bullet Train by Kōtarō IsakaMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Holy damn this was so much fun! Highly addictive!
The story sees five assassins on a train, each for their own reasons. Inevitably, they become entangled and chaos ensues.
I enjoyed this so thoroughly from start to finish. The characters are all so unique and interesting, and a few in particular just made things a lot of fun.
They're assassins, right, but there's a lot of light comedy happening to these brutal people. Things continuously go awry - especially for Nanao, the self-proclaimed 'unluckiest assassin in the world' - and it leads to some seriously entertaining consequences.
The action takes place almost entirely on the train, with the characters constantly moving back and forth between cars and seats, accidentally or intentionally mingling with one another. Some of these meetings are tense and loaded, others are light and humouous - and some are both.
Wildly unpredictable, the action is non-stop and takes us through the story at an addictive pace. I just wanted to keep reading to see what happened to this bunch of misfits.
Such an entertaining read and probably a stand out for me this year. I enjoyed it immensely, and highly recommend, particularly to those who enjoy black comedy.
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