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The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura

10 reviews

zathuriel's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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tea_kettle's review against another edition

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funny 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? Yes

4.5

I liked this book and loved the ending. I can see how the writing style wouldn’t be everybody’s cup of tea, but i’m a fan of hojicha ;)
When the characters in the story notice the protagonist, it almost feels like a fourth wall break, and it fills me with joy every time. The way the story slowly reveals the protagonist’s own story is beautiful, and the book is a real page-turner. I read this book in a day and loved it.

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chrisljm's review against another edition

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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.

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espookita's review against another edition

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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.

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_morgreads's review against another edition

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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

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amavi's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

I'm not sure how to rate this one, I didn't hate it, I didn't love it, it was alright. A very fast paced book, an easy read.
I wanted a little more from it, don't regret reading it

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