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Toutes les nuances de la nuit by Chris Whitaker

300 reviews

mqueen3814's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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jengeiger29's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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nicadolz's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4.5 stars round up. This book is beautiful on multiple levels - the vivid imagery, character development, depth of emotions… The impact of both trauma and love (and not just the romantic kind)…. The only reason I wouldn’t quite say 5 is that it was a bit drawn out so that by the time I reached one of the pivotal scenes it felt a bit unbelievable/anti-climactic - or like maybe it didn’t get the full space it deserved? Still processing this book so may change my opinion on that later. Definitely a great read with incredible writing.

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harperennis's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Some parts were choppy and I had to go back and re-read

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sjaky's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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amwrosenlund's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-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

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katies_bibliotherapy's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad 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

Another case where I feel like I read a different book than everyone else. The third star is for me for finishing this. 🤪

This book has no business being as long as it is. Although I love short chapters, this is a case where I would've preferred slightly longer chapters if it meant the book could be condensed. I felt like the plot was so strung out that I found myself not caring but also waiting and hoping it would get better. There were also too many characters and too many moving parts and I was honestly lost more often than not. I tried reading this physically and when I couldn't get into it I switched to the audiobook, which only has one narrator. This book would've benefitted from multiple narrators.

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bnhunt's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-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

Be prepared for a slow burn with this one. I wouldn’t call it so much a thriller as I would a literary drama. With thriller I think fast paced, twists and turns around every corner. This book is beautifully written and the author is great at painting you a picture of every scene. The chapters are super short, making it for a quicker read but it’s 261 chapters! The book spans over decades and with all the time passing, different characters, and sub plots, it can be confusing and hard to focus at times. I think I will like this one more the 2nd time I read it now that I have a better grip on all the characters. It’s a love story without the romance with a mystery at its core. I love the main characters, Patch and Saint, even though I wanted to strangle both of them at times. It doesn’t focus so much on the crime that takes place early in the book but the aftermath and trauma that occurs after experiencing such a crime. This one was different than my typical read and I enjoyed it.

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