Edge

I picked this up because I loved the Ring movie (both the Japanese and the American versions) and I cannot seem to track down a Kindle copy of the novel. I thought I would give something else he had written a try. I'm really glad I did. This was pretty fantastic. It read a bit like Junji Ito and Michael Crichton smashed together--creepy Japanese horror stuff coupled with science-y explanations for kind of zany events that feel like they could actually happen, almost. It was loads of fun, but dark and well-written. I liked the characters, although one in particular gets a revelation partway through that makes me like him quite a bit less than I previously had. Our main character, Saeko, is intensely curious about almost everything, which is a trait I always love in characters because it means I'm not sitting there reading wondering why they aren't asking questions. Questions are asked, and almost everything is even answered! The mysteries involved are intriguing and the solutions were unexpected. It's hard to say much about this without spoiling stuff better left unexplained, I feel, so I'm just going to finish with a high recommendation for this if anything I said sounds like it is up your alley and I'm going to go see if I can dig up anything else by him, because this was a hell of a ride.