Inhae: “I finished 殺人是件嚴肅的事 by 馬卡, and there were a lot of good things in it, …”

Inhae @blue@social.inhae.blog Mar 12, 2026 · 14:19

I forgot to update it here, but the Taiwanese novel I’m reading at the moment is 殺人是件嚴肅的事 by 馬卡. I read a collection of short stories by this author last year, and I really loved it, so I did not hesitate to buy this novel when I saw that it was included in the Readmoo challenge.

I love this one too, but the topics are very dark and the story is a bit depressing. Not really what I was looking for, but it’s a good police procedural.

I’m hoping to finish it this week!
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An e-reader on a wooden table displaying a book cover in black and white. The title is 殺人事件嚴肅的事, the cover is white with dark dots in the middle and there is a promotional wrapping band printed on the cover.

Inhae @blue@social.inhae.blog Mar 17, 2026 · 14:17

I finished 殺人是件嚴肅的事 by 馬卡, and there were a lot of good things in it, but I didn’t like it as much as I expected. I did like how characters are portrayed, how they are struggling with their emotions or face injustice, and the police investigation was interesting to follow, but the end was disappointing to me.

Overall, I would not particularly recommend it as it deals with very unpleasant topics, and I much preferred the collection of short stories 關於殺人這件事......請勿對號入座 by the same author.