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The Woman in the Dunes by Kōbō Abe

tzanet08's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

4.5

lexcellent's review

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

4.0

daphivn's review against another edition

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2.0

Well, the good thing is it is dark and incredibly claustrophobic, there's this sense of helplessness permeating throughout the narratives but do I enjoy it? No. I sincerely wish the narrator would chug the potassium cyanide that he carries so badly. Bad just bad. I was bored the entire time. I was ready to drop it every single time but I'm not a quitter. (I think I should have quit)

chrysippus's review against another edition

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

4.0

emi_dilli's review against another edition

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4.0

Fascinating and deeply troubling but the characters remained somewhat flat

rasmussimmermann's review

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

3.75

abroadeast's review against another edition

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4.0

This was ….. a tale

really_cooley's review against another edition

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mysterious

2.0

chipstarlow's review

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slow-paced

3.5

gemi1y's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75