Reviews - Kvinnan i sanden

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To me, this book was incredibly effective at combining an engaging plot with thought provoking narration. The blend of suspense and a stream of consciousness type narration created a reading experience that was really unique. This results in a page turner and a head scratcher all in one (in a good way). This was my introduction to Abe but will certainly not be the last of his books I read.

bourbm9's review against another edition

1.0

I did not like this book at all. The main character is a terrible person and I could not help but feel like I wished for a worse fate than he got. The book came across as weirdly obsessed with sex. And not even consensual sex, but sex as a means of domination. The man is constantly thinking about it and thinks of the woman as an object with which he can unleash his sexual rage. It was pretty uncomfortable.

adolbeare's review against another edition

4.0

This book is exactly what I was promised. It's a mix of Kafka with a little bit of Camus added in. It's an interesting meditation on organic things and their places, on evolution and the struggles therein. I really enjoyed it. It was my first exposure to this author but it was an impressive and I will be reading more.

snoopdoggescu's review against another edition

4.0

Sandy.

ihummarina's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pilsdoughey's review against another edition

3.0

Read after watching.
I think this might be a case of the movie elevating the material, the slow burn horror of the sand and the nefarious nature of the film isn’t as successful for me in the original text. I think the larger philosophical questions of the purpose of life, the structure of society and the roles and freedoms of manual laborers are more the focus in the novel.