Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Perempuan Rok Ungu by Natsuko Imamura

24 reviews

buttercup_8's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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pookiee's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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itsme_bianca's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Fast-paced and easy read; interesting plot but nothing extraordinary, even though I could not put it down once started reading it.
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rae1523's review against another edition

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

3.5

I was kinda confused when I fist started reading this but as it went on the stroy just got crazier and crazier.
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nataliekh's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-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

2.75

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violargento's review against another edition

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2.0

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mzynda's review against another edition

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

3.75

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cheye13's review against another edition

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mysterious tense 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

1.0

From the synopsis, I expected this to have some kind of twist rather than events playing out in such a realistic manner. I got no real message from this story except "patriarchy, huh?" which I've seen done much better elsewhere. I went in looking for some kind of messed up or twisted relationship between two women and it ended up hinging on a man anyway. 
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booksjessreads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-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

I felt this was a really interesting take on the pressures of women in Japanese society portrayed through a voyeuristic lens. There was a lot of underlying discourse on pressures of women to adhere to certain appearances, to behave and act in certain ways, the insidiousness of gossiping and workplace culture for women, and just generally how women are critiqued in every aspect of their every day life. The voyeuristic lens only amplified the intensity of this culture. 

One thing that made me dislike this was the ending.
I understand why The Woman in the Yellow Cardigan ended up 'taking the place of' the Woman in the Purple Skirt because it represented the idea that so many women spend their entire life wanting to be other women or wanting aspects of other women's lives. But I also felt that the way in which the plot just made the Woman in the Purple skirt disappear and I found that plot line to be a little strange.
This just took away from the story for me, but still found the concepts really interesting. 

Overall, would really recommend.
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travisppe's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

Not much happens but I couldn’t put it down. 
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