Reviews

The Industry of Souls by Martin Booth

nerissassippi's review against another edition

4.0

This is a touching story of how friendship and humanity can survive life in a Soviet gulag. I stayed up late to finish it and got a little weepy at the end, which are both signs of a good book.

rsvp2sanjay's review against another edition

5.0

Wow, stunning, moving and profound. Had me hooked from the first page to the last. The writing is excellent. And the stories within the main story are so poignant and touching.

clairewords's review

5.0

This is the book I always mention when asked for my favourite book, it's been many years since I read it and so I'm re-reading it to see whether my perception has changed.

Stunning, brilliant, still love it as much today as I ever did. It deserves to be read by all.

haselrig's review

5.0

Great book. Period.

jowix's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Just a great book about the human condition.

elsayles's review

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Booker notable that has stuck with me and I recommend

jocelyn's review

2.0

While I enjoyed the book, I get frustrated when authors heavily hint at but refuse to reveal bits of information until really far into the book. The author did that, but then the information that was revealed turned out to not be very interesting or surprising. It was good but not unusual.