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六人の嘘つきな大学生

Author: 浅倉 秋成

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Summary

Japanese

成長著しいIT企業「スピラリンクス」が初めて行う新卒採用。最終選考に残った六人の就活生に与えられた課題は、一カ月後までにチームを作り上げ、ディスカッションをするというものだった。全員で内定を得るため、波多野祥吾は五人の学生と交流を深めていくが、本番直前に課題の変更が通達される。それは、「六人の中から一人の内定者を決める」こと。仲間だったはずの六人は、ひとつの席を奪い合うライバルになった。内定を賭けた議論が進む中、六通の封筒が発見される。個人名が書かれた封筒を空けると「●●は人殺し」だという告発文が入っていた。彼ら六人の嘘と罪とは。そして「犯人」の目的とは――。

English

SpiraLinks, a fast-growing IT company, was hiring new graduates for the first time. The six finalists were given the task of building a team and holding a discussion by the end of the month. Shogo Hatano deepens his relationship with the five students in order for all of them to receive a job offer, but just before the actual competition, he is notified that the assignment has been changed. “Only one of the six students will be chosen to receive a job offer". The six students, who were supposed to be friends, become rivals competing for a single seat. As the debate over the job offer progresses, six envelopes are discovered. When they opened the envelopes, they found a letter of accusation that “●● is a murderer". What are the lies and crimes of these six people? And what is the purpose of the “murderer”?

Translated with DeepL.com (slight edits)

Length: 304 pages (Tankobon), 368 pages (Bunkobon)
Category: Fast :ghost:
Natively link: 六人の嘘つきな大学生 | L36

Availability

Amazon.co.jp link
For other availability, see 六人の嘘つきな大学生 | L36.
Ebook is available via Kindle JP, Bookwalker etc.

Personal Opinion

I’ve seen this book around a lot in bookshops in Japan recently, and when I took a closer look, it seemed like an interesting premise, and good mystery books are always a fun read. To me, it sounds like a good opportunity to learn more about the new-grad 就職活動 process, and get exposure to business-related vocab, while being tricked into enjoying it through the mystery elements.

Pros and Cons for the Book Club

Pros

  • Pretty popular in Japan right now, and the film adaptation came out late last year.
  • 本屋大賞 winner 2022.
  • Mystery set in a more formal work-environment, with exposure to the vocabulary that that entails.

Cons

  • Probably less interesting if you have no interest in Japanese business settings.
  • A book of two halves - a more exciting first half, and a slower (some have suggested worse) second half talking more about the culprit.

Sample Pages

Here is the link to the Bookwalker preview - you can see the first 55-odd pages.

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