Reviews

The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura

stephibabes's review against another edition

5.0

I was hooked immediately by this book. It didn't take character development or anything else to get me into it. The power of it being written from the perspective it was had me engrossed.

The weirdness, but also the banality, of the story was so wonderfully written.

monobella's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

4.25

addielum's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense

4.5

baybater's review against another edition

3.0

fairly mid, i liked the ending though

codergrl's review against another edition

1.0

Jerry Springer meets manga.

giselleb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kokechii's review against another edition

2.0

A book that has been sitting on my tbr list for a while and maybe it should have stayed there. The perspective in the book was intriguing in a way to read, but I did not vibe with the obsession and the general theme. An easy, short read but not for everyone I guess.

yuyu8's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

To begin with, I knew this was going to be a quirky one. *Spoiler alert*: stalking someone just because she wears the same skirt every day is weird. But orchestrating efforts to ensure that she uses your sample shampoo to smell nice for an interview, works in the same company, goes on the same commute, and even covers up for a fatal accident is beyond creepy.  I can't figure out how she can be stalking to such an extreme extent but never gets caught.  I find this an interesting one, but would I recommend this to anyone?  Mmm… only if you r into short quirky story about a woman stalker?  

cascamybeloved's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

catlady_69's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0