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Six Four
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip
- Length: 24 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Summary
Six Four. The nightmare no parent could endure. The case no detective could solve. The twist no listener could predict.
For five days in January 1989, the parents of a seven-year-old Tokyo schoolgirl sat and listened to the demands of their daughter's kidnapper. They would never learn his identity. They would never see their daughter again.
For the 14 years that followed, the Japanese public listened to the police's apologies. They would never forget the botched investigation that became known as Six Four. They would never forgive the authorities their failure. For one week in late 2002, the press officer attached to the police department in question confronted an anomaly in the case.
He could never imagine what he would uncover. He would never have looked if he'd known what he would find.
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- John
- 11-04-16
Not Good At All
Far too long. Annoyingly correct and plummy English narrator spoiled it for me. Not good
8 people found this helpful
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- Mr. F. E. Marioni
- 25-08-16
Wonderful
It's a struggle to get into, the Japanese names and the regional British accent Burnip gives to them doesn't quite fit, it's also very dense almost an examination into the Japanese police system, however at about the 5 hour mark it clicked and turned into something quite special and unique. It also takes a direction that I never saw coming. Outstanding
9 people found this helpful
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- ophelia
- 19-03-16
An incredibly frustrating listen
The storyline itself, once untangled from all the fluff and the personal and political crisis of the man in character , was interesting and well thought out. But it gets lost amongst endless interpersonal conflict, and drawn out questions about the police as an institution.
Basically it's far, far to long. But the most frustrating part was having a bland narrator, with pompous interpretations of the characters voice with little consideration of the cultural nuances of the characters and structure. Why some of these characters sounded in part like Only Fools and Horses/ The Sweeny- I'll never understand. If this has been read by a person with an accent and understanding appropriate I would have enjoyed it far more.
4 people found this helpful
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- canal walker
- 13-07-16
Gripping Story right to the last pages
If you could sum up Six Four in three words, what would they be?
It was hard at first to get all the characters names because they were Japanese.But the story was one not to put down. You wanted to know what was going to happen next. Being a true story and asking my Japanese Pen Friends it is really a big book and film. I would love to see the film too.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I loved the detective who had been given a new roll as the Press Director. The character is great all the way through the book.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
I enjoyed the ending but will not say what happens. But it is not what you expect.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Yes the problems the Press Director went through with father of the kidnapped daughter and the problems he had with his own daughter.
Any additional comments?
It is hard work but worth the read. You will get into the characters and remember the names.
3 people found this helpful
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- Annabelle
- 08-06-16
Wow
If you could sum up Six Four in three words, what would they be?
Slow fast awesome
Who was your favorite character and why?
Mikami, whose decency and honour shone
What about Richard Burnip’s performance did you like?
Laboured
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I felt happier at the end
Any additional comments?
It's dreadfully slow and I nearly gave up, but if you can hang on through the relentless tedium in the first half, the story is suddenly intriguing and then more stuff happens and I found it hypnotic. I'm so glad I stuck with it.
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- Steph H
- 28-04-16
Couldn't finish
I couldn't finish this I'm ashamed to say. Could be the cultural differences but I found it hard to get into the mindset and get emotionally involved with the characters. I got really fed up of the political stuff as it felt very repetitive. I also struggled with keeping track of who was who, however that could easily be down to the fact that I am unfamiliar with the style of names.
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- manda
- 20-03-16
surprising
I wasn't to sure if this was for me but after only a short spell I was intrigued and interested until the end. Will read again I expect
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Simply the Best Crime Novel I've Ever Read
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This is a 'Marmite book' I would need to do a psychometric assessment first.
What other book might you compare Six Four to, and why?
I liked this more than 'The Goldfinch' which is saying something.
Have you listened to any of Richard Burnip’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Very good. Narrated with the paucity of emotion that I would expect from a policeman native of Japan.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
On the far side of a dark river
Any additional comments?
OK, this isn’t the easiest book to follow with a seemingly endless list of characters with names that all sounded alien and disturbingly similar given there were no familiar identifiers such as Origami, Kawasaki or Sushi. Very early in the plot I felt the need to draw up an organisation chart to keep track. As the burden increased I transcribed to Powerpoint as approximately 50 individuals were finally identified.
This is a slow-burner and sometimes it felt like damp leaves were being added to a peat fire as the police politics were described in minute detail. But it was all very much worth it. It was worth if only for the last couple chapters when all the threads were deftly pulled together in a deeply satisfying, cleverly intimated, conclusion.
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- hannah
- 06-03-16
Struggled to get into it
Its read very, very slowly so first impression is that its boring. Just couldn't get in to it
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- keith
- 16-12-16
Disappointed...
Had looked forward to something different but found it to be a relatively slow and sometimes confusing 'political' study rather than a 'crime thriller'. Perhaps something was lost in translation but...
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- Paul
- 25-05-19
A surprising story about police bureaucracy
Highly recommended also (or maybe in particular) to those who don't usually enjoy crime fiction.
The writing is rather mediocre. The story is narrated in third person but from the point of view of the main character. Narration struggles to ressemble an individual's internal discourse, often instead telling this as if told by or to a third person. This reminded me vividly of high school students' short stories.
The reading by a single reader works fine in this type of narration, and the reader actually manages to breath life into the otherwise often rather toneless dialogues.
So, why 4 stars for the story? Exactly because of the story. I had never read anything quite like this before. It is unusual police fiction, for it is not primarily crime fiction. Yes, a crime has happened and it is solved in the course of the story, but this story is not primarily about it. It is a story about police bureaucracy and a man in mid life growing as a person in a chauvin professional world.
I know that it is not unusual in modern crime fiction that the police bureaucracy and main character's private life problems are also taken into consideration. But this is something different. Here the crime is in side role, the main character is not the one who solves it. Indeed, he doesn't really take part in the investigations. He isn't even a detective (anymore) and the story is about him and his colleagues growing as persons through a bureaucratic struggle.
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- nyog
- 19-04-17
Good story, poor narrator
The story in Six Four picks up fast, and keeps moving. The characters are well-drawn, often surprising. But the narrator, and in particular the way he voices the protagonist, are extremely off-putting, making it very difficult to bond in any way with the story or the protagonist. Too bad, for sure, because I think there is more subtlety of characterization than comes across in the audio version.
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- RStringini
- 26-07-16
A Slow, Worthwhile Story
Six Four is not a thriller, or even a mystery. Oh, there is a mystery within the various subplots, but it isn't the core focus.
No, Six Four is an in depth look into the police force in Japan, as seen by the head of Media Relations. It is actually more interesting than it sounds, but don't go in expecting bang zoom action. This is a novel about reflection, examination and duty.
I recommend it, but with a reminder that Six Four is a slow, deep crawl.
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- Jen
- 21-07-16
Sweet Jesus this was boring
Narration draggy even after speeding it up, in desperate need of guide to characters, and their motivations remain a mystery. The main character is in public relations for the police and half the book is taken up with the relationship with the press. The mystery is a very small part and every bit discussed is gone over and over. While many may find the discussions of Japanese sensibilities very interesting, it made it very hard for me to understand how the characters would behave and frustrating to see their perverse priorities. it's just really, really boring, sorry to say.