1.02k reviews for:

Woman in the Dunes

Kōbō Abe, Kōbō Abe

3.69 AVERAGE

lucas_rue's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

deepfriedliterature's review against another edition

4.0

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Fascinating! The film is maybe a tad better, but the descriptive language in this is awesome. Very helpful for thinking about existentialism in Japanese literature.

kunalsen's review against another edition

3.0

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I wish the book lived up to the expectation that it generated when I first read the synopsis. The metaphor of someone trapped inside a bowl of moving sand, relentlessly shifting, and defying all attempts to stop it from drowning everything in its path, is so powerful and poignant. Yet, the novel failed to take it where i expected it to go.

croarg's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

henson's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

princessvakit's review against another edition

2.5

dark reflective fast-paced

anna_mackay's review against another edition

4.0

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Creeeeepy. And suffocating. I was glad to be done it.

ovaltineplease's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alex_c123's review against another edition

5.0

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Couldn't stop thinking of "The Stranger" as I was reading this. But more surprisingly, were the connections to American History - this should be taught when learning about slavery. Unsettling book.

readwithmish's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious 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