Reviews tagging 'War'

Nachts ist unser Blut schwarz by David Diop

145 reviews

tahsintries's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Gore

Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, Racism, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Kidnapping and Slavery

baielleebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

Hypnotic and haunting, with poetic prose and stirring repitition, At Night All Blood is Black is poignant in capturing the total crushing of its protagonist's soul during the Great War.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness

mst3kakalina's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Sexual assault

saj04's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Medical trauma, Violence, Mental illness, Gore, and Sexual violence

adamsfall's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Ooooof. This one was a tough read. World War I is one of the most horrific conflicts in recent memory, far enough in the past to seem like it was longer ago than it really was, recent enough that when you learn about it, you’re even more appalled. The fighting was brutal, bloody, dirty, and inhuman — which makes At Night All Blood is Black feel like a horror novel. This is the perfect example of why I love horror, it’s a genre that is in every other genre of literature. Fear and disgust are base human emotions and categorizing things into specific boxes is arbitrary. This book has a few of the most disgusting scenes I’ve read in a long time, but it’s considered “literary fiction.” 🤷🏻‍♂️

A short and heavy read that shouldn’t be missed for fans of history, war, horror, and deeply human stories. 

4/5 ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, War, and Sexual content

elizaob's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, and Murder

zezeki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, War, and Grief

luciuh's review against another edition

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

4.0

for those who are into poetic writing and a man descending into madness

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, Gore, and Murder

valentine_3's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

hail_archangel's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

2.5

Very slow, almost DNF early on.  Ending is confusing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Colonisation and Sexual assault