Dark Like Under by Alice Chadwick

Dark Like Under

Alice Chadwick

428 pages • first pub 2025 (view editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Midnight, a man on a solitary path, and two teenagers walk the weir.A day in an English school in the 1980s unfolds in the aftermath of the death of a beloved teacher, Mr Ardennes. But while students and teachers grapple with this sudden loss, nor...

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Community Reviews

3.29
based on 48 reviews

Moods

reflective: 85%

emotional: 61%

sad: 57%

dark: 33%

mysterious: 33%

challenging: 23%

inspiring: 9%

funny: 4%

informative: 4%

Pace

19% of readers chose medium
80% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

94% of readers chose Character
5% of readers chose N/A
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

47% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

64% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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