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

mysterious reflective 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

I found this book to be interesting but very lackluster. The author did an amazing job of setting up the environment in which the book takes place and how the environment affects the characters in the book. Outside of that I found the rest of the book to be a bit boring, the characters had very little development. It is hard to tell sometimes from who’s perspective you’re reading from.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Content Warning:

There is a rape scene close to the end of the book that can be entirely skipped. If you do not want to read it skip ahead to the beginning of chapter 31 once you can tell that the rape scene is starting.