Reviews

Lezen in het donker by Seamus Deane

kellser's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

michaelsreading's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

annie_peterson's review against another edition

2.5

Had to read this for an Irish history class. It’s well written but the structure made the story so disjointed, I just could not get into it. 

rnicaogain's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

laurakandro's review against another edition

3.0

Fairly enjoyable, not very memorable. A look at a period of northern Irish history seldom discussed. Like others said, read more like a memoir than anything with a series of vignettes from a childhood and a touch of adulthood. It’s a character study more than anything with so many throw-away characters it can be difficult to keep track.
I wouldn’t NOT recommend. But just like the secret the narrator wants everyone to slowly forget, I’ll forget this book in a couple of years myself.

jessdance34's review against another edition

3.0

I was confused like half the book

eveblunden's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

boekenhonger's review against another edition

4.0

A wonderful book about family secrets, lined with folk tales and the supernatural - only to explain the things that are hidden just beneath the surface.

one_smell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

book_dragon74's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75