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_dosia_ 's review for:
The Woman in the Dunes
by Kōbō Abe
Jesus was this boring and pointless. It's classed as a 'horror' but the only horrifying thing about it is how much of a slog it is.
I understand the importance of literary and difficult books that deserve analysis to truly understand what they are trying to say, and I can appreciate that Japanese-English translations sometimes lose their charm, but I feel like all books should have *some* merit.
I thought the concept was really intriguing and ominous, and then it just turned into an incredibly bleak and boring story of a man trying to escape a crusty sand house after he's basically married off to the woman in the dunes. Honestly he's a gross, sleazy man and I hope he stays in that pit.
Our characters are the one-dimensional and confusing woman, and the horrible man who's head we have the displeasure of occupying as he thinks nasty thoughts about his companion and philosophizes about r*pe.
I get that this was meant to reflect the monotony of life blah blah, but it was practically unreadable. The only good thing about this is how short it is (still too long).
I understand the importance of literary and difficult books that deserve analysis to truly understand what they are trying to say, and I can appreciate that Japanese-English translations sometimes lose their charm, but I feel like all books should have *some* merit.
I thought the concept was really intriguing and ominous, and then it just turned into an incredibly bleak and boring story of a man trying to escape a crusty sand house after he's basically married off to the woman in the dunes. Honestly he's a gross, sleazy man and I hope he stays in that pit.
Our characters are the one-dimensional and confusing woman, and the horrible man who's head we have the displeasure of occupying as he thinks nasty thoughts about his companion and philosophizes about r*pe.
I get that this was meant to reflect the monotony of life blah blah, but it was practically unreadable. The only good thing about this is how short it is (still too long).