Reviews

Afraid of the Light by Douglas Kennedy

solange's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

aye_sha's review

fast-paced

3.0

thereadingiris's review

2.0

Première fois en 15 ans que je suis réellement déçue par un livre de Douglas Kennedy. J’aurais préféré un peu plus de pathos, moins de raccourcis faciles et de théâtralité dans l’histoire… Dommage, pour un thème si complexe, dur et intéressant.

smrankin5's review

3.0

Picked this up in Paris from a small pile of English books after I ran out while on vacation. Not bad if not just a little absurd and improbable

cmoo053's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

cynthiak's review

4.0

A cautionary tale about how bad things have got in the USA.

One says some situations in the book are far-fetched; well, since the psycho took office in 2016, everything went downhill... who would have believed that the Capitol would be raided by the far-right mob with the blessings of the psycho?

Chills went down my spine at reading the last line...

A solid 4,5/5 (upgraded to 5 in GR because the social issues addressed in this book deserve the highest note)

gabi_anq's review

dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

william_attia's review

emotional inspiring sad

4.0

avaehab's review

challenging fast-paced

4.25