Reviews

Weasels in the Attic by Hiroko Oyamada

beastlybrooke's review

Go to review page

mysterious relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

humblebee20's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

I found this book to be a nice short read, but I worry that I may not have gotten the most out of it. The three short sections of this book are easy enough to digest on the surface, but you can always feel this lingering uncaniness to the way characters interact, especially the women. I feel like the book is acting as an inside joke to women who are mothers that I felt left out of. I can't say much about the plot without spoiling a lot of it, but just know that you with more likely be left with more questions than answers when you're done. This isn't to say that I disliked the book, only that it wasn't totally my cup of tea. Between this book and "The Hole", I would recommend the latter. But I still felt a good amount of whimsy from this short novella as well.

mars_clutter's review

Go to review page

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

4.5

slicciardi's review

Go to review page

3.0

I liked that the three short stories followed the same people. Sometimes short books surprise me with their depth but this was lacking

anrobfin's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

Just a lovely wee read 

imogenlove's review against another edition

Go to review page

reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

colinreedmoon's review against another edition

Go to review page

lighthearted 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

2.5

petrichora's review against another edition

Go to review page

lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

decayfyo's review

Go to review page

mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

pepsimaxx's review

Go to review page

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75