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Burn the House Down · review

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Top reader Dec 17, 2024 · 2 min read
↑ Recommended
7 /10

It's a good, thrilling revenge story, enjoyable and worth my time. I sincerely recommend it for its dramatic tension, interpersonal dynamics, and interestingly realistic yet satisfying resolution. However, I did have hangups with aspects of this manga's premise. Why would a wealthy family not have insurance to cover a house fire? Why would a man outright divorce his wife for accidentally leaving the stove on, even if the house does burn because of that? Why would he just abandon his two daughters and never contact them for over a decade after? Why would he remarry his wife's poorer single mother friend who only visited occasionallyand was less competent than his wife in just about every aspect?

Mr. Mitarai is undeniably the weakest written character in this respect, even with what we learn of his background. I didn't feel these questions of mine were satisfiably answered by the end. While I did suspend my disbelief on those points, it was definitely harder to do so, and I felt it made the story less tightly written overall.

That being said, this didn't HINDER my reading experience, just made it slightly less perfect. In other words, I'm nitpicking, because the rest of it really is that good. Give this story a go.

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