Reviews

The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis

mariagrazia_4's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.75

clairezavoyna's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

« Although I live in the present, and do so with a pathological fixity, I remember everything that has happened to me since I came to the Lager. Everything. To remember an hour would take an hour. To remember a month would take a month. 

I cannot forget because I cannot forget. » 

marysanderson's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

2.5

angus_mckeogh's review against another edition

4.0

Amis is once again able to bring the subject of the Second World War to the novel and make it interesting, thought-provoking, and loaded with gravitas.

anto's review

slow-paced

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

3.0

very_b's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

2.5

moviesnob04's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

lanark90's review against another edition

3.0

pales in comparison to the astonishing movie. the strongest parts of the novel are the sonderkommando sections which feel motivated less by a desire to shock.

courtgoz's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

3.75

ajza's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

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

1.0