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Frère d'âme: roman

David Diop

3.82 AVERAGE

dark reflective
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Here is my review for this book for Words Without Borders. https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/book-review/bereaved-soldier-looks-for-revenge-david-diop-at-night-all-blood-is-black

This is really remarkable. The writing is stunning, everything is really amazingly brought together, the ending is really really incredible (as is the rest). Thoroughly enjoyed.

a dark, gruesome, intense slide into insanity for a young Senegalese man fighting in the trenches for the French in World War One. the writing is hypnotic, the subject matter is largely upsetting and unpleasant, and it’s a riveting quick read.

4,5
challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes