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travisppe's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
3.5
Not much happens but I couldn’t put it down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking
Minor: Bullying, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Violence
chrisljm's review against another edition
tense
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
This is what I imagine stans to be like if instead of being fans of celebrities they were just really into regular people.
A unique book and narration but not very exciting. Overall mundane with the most stirring element of the story being how delulu the narrator is.
A unique book and narration but not very exciting. Overall mundane with the most stirring element of the story being how delulu the narrator is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Bullying, and Infidelity
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Pregnancy
espookita's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
The Woman in the Purple Skirt is an homage to the pathology of stalking, reminiscent to me of the types Rear Window, Miser, and You. All the details of the story—specifics of geography, beyond urban Japan, the narrator’s name, almost any proper nouns, are sparingly absent. We know nothing about the narrator (the woman in the yellow cardigan) but all the intimate details of her victim’s life—the eponymous Woman in the Purple Skirt—to an almost excessive degree. The tunnel vision consuming the woman in the yellow cardigan is ever present throughout the writing of the book, suffocating, never leaving the focus of her target. If you’re interested in voyeurism and feeling like the fly on the wall in someone else’s life, this is the book for you. It is manipulative and dark and also deeply sad. In what is perverse, and also as happens often when done from the perspective of the stalker, I did find myself sympathising with her over the victim. Well-written in that you feel just as suffocated as its characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking
Moderate: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
_morgreads's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking and Toxic relationship
Minor: Emotional abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting
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