Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura

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headliner's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Menurutku cover buku ini unik karena menampilkan sosok perempuan yang lagi ngintip dengan balutan cardigan kuning. Aku juga baru sadar setelah selesai baca dan lagi buat draft review, lalu penasaran: kenapa bukan perempuan rok ungu yang dijadikan cover?

Well, meskipun begitu aku ngerasa pilihan covernya adalah hal yang tepat dan sama uniknya. Kenyataannya perempuan cardigan kuning ini jadi tokoh yang nyeritain segala hal tentang perempuan rok ungu. By the way, mereka punya nama asli kok. No worries!

Perempuan rok ungu digambarkan sebagai sosok yang aneh dan kerap jadi perbincangan di kota tempat tinggalnya. Bahkan sampai mendapat perlakuan khusus. Sementara, perempuan cardigan kuning ini digambarkan sebagai tokoh yang penasaran banget dengan kehidupan rok ungu. Berulang kali berusaha kenal lebih dekat sama dia, tapi jatuhnya kayak stalker yang too obsessed dan bikin risih. Long short story, mereka akhirnya bekerja di tempat yang sama, dan beragam konflik dihadirkan meramaikan cerita buku ini.

Selepas baca Perempuan Rok Ungu aku jadi dapetin insight tentang gimana kehidupan pekerjaan di Jepang. To make it specified, pekerjaan dalam lingkup perhotelan. Setiap pekerjaan dan kantor tentu ada struggle tersendiri dan di hotel tempat mereka bekerja juga punya struggle yang juga perlu dihadapi.

Kalau ditanya gimana perasaanku setelah berhasil namatin ini aku akan jawab dengan jujur: aneh, bingung, dan gak jelas. Aku ngerasa begitu karena udah dibikin risih sendiri dengan tindakan stalking yang dilakuin cardigan kuning. Still, buku ini dapat menjadi selingan dan dibaca sekali duduk! 

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lobsterlemons's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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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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svmreads's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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catandherbooks's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

It was just as I expected. Which isn't really a good thing.

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mzynda's review against another edition

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

3.75


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ariam's review against another edition

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tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

This didn’t end up being what I hoped it would, quite disappointing  and anticlimactic.

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florecita_lectora's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0


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lindsaylhunter's review against another edition

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dark mysterious

1.5

I would describe this book as irreverent, offbeat and unsettling, though I can describe it in a single word as 'boring'.

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chiar_'s review against another edition

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mysterious fast-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


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