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Weasels in the Attic, by Hiroko Oyamada

mousepages's review

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mysterious reflective 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

2.75

The writing itself is very enjoyable and richly sets scenes and an uncomfortable atmosphere whilst the protagonist and characters themselves are quite cold, I felt far removed from their humanity and feelings. I felt as though I was allowed only a one dimensional view of them but was left so many hints and traces of their fuller selves and intentions behind a veil of detachment. It is an interesting tool of the writing that puts inserts you are the reader into the same uneasy space shared by the characters of unspoken truths, unshakeable cultural expectations, surface level relationships and everyday acceptance of misogyny and toxic masculinity.
Not certain on the weasels role in it all, but the cover is cute and was the selling point, it has to be said. Poor mother weasel.

madelonpaige's review

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5


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wearyreader's review against another edition

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

4.0

julziez's review

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

4.0

spinthedawn's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

3.0

jenvini's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mikeyb25's review

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

3.0

__izzy__'s review

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

3.5

jaziles's review

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dark reflective sad 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

2.5

serena_midori's review

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dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

3.0