The Mantis
A darkly funny, fast-paced Japanese thriller from the master of twisted morality
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The Mantis
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Adam Sims
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Good dad or good assassin? Can he be both?
From the internationally bestselling author of BULLET TRAIN: A seemingly ordinary family man tries to juggle his home life with his job as a hitman.
Picture a mantis raising up its blades. It looks fearsome, but it's still just a tiny insect. The mantis actually thinks it can win. Even though it's tiny, it's still ready to fight to the death.
Kabuto is an ordinary guy; stressed with work, hassled by his wife and disrespected by his son. No wonder he visits his doctor so often. Except 'the Doctor' is actually his handler, and Kabuto is a hired assassin. The 'prescriptions' the Doctor hands over are his unlucky targets. Because although Kabuto may seem like a small man at home, he's really good at killing people.
But Kabuto is worn out with the business of murder. He's trying to pay his way out of the Doctor's employment with a few last jobs. But the most lucrative contracts involve taking out other professional assassins and his final assignment puts both him and his family in danger.
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That said, the ending itself was satisfying and well done. If the story had been tightened up a little, it would have had a much stronger impact.
Enjoyed it a bit less than his previous books
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Story was unusual
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This third part of the Assassins series was completely unlike what had come before but I think it’s been my favourite so far.
Unlike anything I’ve read before
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Love this guy
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This, The Mantis, is very different. It's about a guy with a wife who he lives in terror of offending. It seems to go on forever, him describing how he tries to avoid upsetting his wife. The pace is so remarkably slow. I had to play this at x 2.5 speed because nothing happens. And nothing continues to happen. And I stopped caring about any of the characters.
By the end, it gets pulled together in a nice way, there are flashbacks and flashforwards. And maybe if I hadn't already read Bullet Train and wasn't expecting something with more pace, this would have hit the mark better.
in summary: for most of the book it's tedious and nothing much happens. Them there's a bit of a reveal and it's over. And a flashback.
I may re-listen, to see if knowing the end, the beginning is more fulfilling.
I hated it, then it was ok, now I'm not sure
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