What if you
found a notebook that could kill anyone? All you have to do is write their name
down. You could even specify how they’d die. So long as you know their full,
real name, no matter who they are, where they are, what they can do, you can
kill them.
If you’re
Light Yagami, your answer would be “Create a perfect world… and kill everyone
who stands in my way.”
Death Note is a series about a brilliant
young man, Light Yagami, finding what could be the ultimate weapon of
destruction: a book that kills whoever’s name is written within. Though an
intelligent, well-meaning youth with big hopes of making the world a better
place, having so much power quickly sends Light down a path of destruction and
entangles him in a game of cat and mouse with the world’s greatest detective.
Having been
around for a while now, Death Note is
already well known among youth for its dark storyline, but there is more to the
series than the macabre. The author is a clever planner who keeps the reader
thrilled with fast paced mind games as the various characters race to outsmart
each other, where the smallest advantage can mean life or death. Despite being
aimed towards teen readers, Death Note
is mature in its outlook on the impact of crime and fear on society, the meaning
of justice, and the influence that power can have on the well intentioned.
Only 12
issues long, Death Note is a short
read, but one you won’t forget. It will keep you guessing from climax to
climax, and force you to question how far you would go to make the world a
better place.
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