Reviews

箱男 Hako otoko by Kōbō Abe, 安部 公房

tom84629's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

opossumble's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

kateofmind's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

nicholasw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

sebniv's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

abhilashaaaaa's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

emzet's review against another edition

nope, not for me. 

ebrark's review against another edition

5.0

"küçük şeyleri düşününce, yaşamaya devam etmek istediğime inanıyorum. yağmur damlaları... daralan ıslak eldivenler.
çok büyük bir şeyi izlerken, ölmek istiyorum... dünya haritası ya sa parlamento binası..."
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"koşmayı sürdüren, ama o ritmi koruyamayan başaramayan kimseler, takip ettikleri amaçlar tarafından aldatılırlar."
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"bu sınırın dışına çıkmak niyetindeyseniz, duvarın üzerinden atlamanız, sağından ya da solundan dönmeniz gerek. burası merkez olduğundan, nereden dönerseniz dönün aynı zamana ihtiyacınız olacaktır."

chazaiya's review against another edition

dark funny informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

very oblique. very tense. one of those stories where it makes me want to search up "THE BOX MAN ENDING EXPLAINED" immediately after finishing it even though i fucking hate doing that. i would like to read more about this at some point but it doesn't seem like there's a lot that exists? given it's not one of his popular works. it's a book that, especially the more you go on, is difficult to form any kind of understanding but it's so unique and surreal and interesting that you end up reading the whole thing anyway. i mean how are you supposed to come up with something like this and then how do you figure to explore this idea in this way? i imagine the woman in the dunes is a better book and the face of another is a funnier book but this was still a great read. don't imagine there's much like it outside of abe's bibliography.

unklekrinkle's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5