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The Dust That Falls from Dreams by Louis de Bernières

2 reviews

cassie7e's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

An incredibly long slow book. Equal parts romantic and tragic, on both grand and personal scales. Not riveting plotwise, and some of the characters were at times insufferable, but overall the story was pleasant and had many wonderful small detailed moments.
Pleasantly surprised by brief queer rep. And the audio narrator did a wonderfully smooth job w the accents!
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johndomc's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Refreshing, long, and reminded me of how romantic de Bernières is.
Everyone comes out good in the end.
I had some sense of the horror of World War I - shells, bullets, mud, the cold, the dead all around, the enemy not so far away that you can’t yell out an occasional question. But all this, in the book, is not just waste but waste people believe in; proving grounds for heroic action; opportunity for beauty, in the star shells, the stunting airplanes, the camaraderie with fellow soldiers from other walks of life.

I enjoyed Hamilton McCosh’s kindness. The everyday diaristic nature of most events. The family irritations and dramas. 
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