A review by joshlynjavier
The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura

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

3.5

fun and quick halloween read
an offbeat, slow - burn thriller exploring loneliness and mania.  

this story evaluates whether it’s better to be inconspicuous or infamous, or neither at all. 
it’s quirky and eccentric and definitely picks up at the end, me and my sister both felt so uneasy in the last few pages lol

the color theory integrated throughout is clever, as both the skirt woman and the cardigan woman are the same yet perceived so differently by their social groups.