Reviews

The Promise by Damon Galgut

jlsjourneys's review against another edition

4.0

A brilliant but bleak look at an Afrikaans farm family… I read it on a plane home from three weeks with my second family in Cape Town, so it was particularly poignant - and I was even more aware of how well Galgut captured his country’s tortured heart.

albionloveden's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

franklinroberts12's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

Didn’t really “get” this book. It was fine, but not Man Booker prize worthy

ba39's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

jadestarting's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

launb's review against another edition

2.0

The harm a 'millions paper cuts' of minor acts can cause to other human beings, is laid out in this book. Too sad to read. A cloud of sadness hung over of me every time I started reading it.

cahealwa's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

i really didn’t get on with the writing style, it was disjointed and never stayed in one place for too long. I know that was the point but it didn’t make me enjoy it any more. However, the tie in with Anton’s writing style made it that .25 better. 

libscash's review

reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

racheyra's review against another edition

dark reflective tense

4.25

elliepb's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5