A review by jaepingsu
The Woman in the Dunes by Kōbō Abe

4.0

I almost read this entire thing in one sitting, and would have if I hadn't started started it at nap time. The creepy, surreal world that the man finds himself trapped in was hard to pull away from, as I kept wondering how he was going to get himself out of a glorified sand trap...plus, what the whole point of him being trapped there in the first place was.

As the story wound down, I more and more grew to really dislike him and the way he manipulates the title character. Overall, though, the story was fascinating and it was a satisfying way to see things wrap up. Really strange, either way.