Review by emlilley - All the Colors of the Dark

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emlilley 's review for:

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

This story is at times rich and compelling — and it had to be, because it was so. long. At several points I was frustrated with how drawn out the story became. When I was about 40% through listening to it I assumed it was nearing the end and that was quite a surprise when I actually saw how much progress I’d made. It is a good story, but there were points when I considered not finishing it and just looking up a summary to find out what happened because it kept looping over on itself and dragging on in a pretty melodramatic way. Overall it’s a great story and I’m sure the eventual adaptation will be excellent, but they’ll need computers to keep actors the same age long enough to produce the entire thing. The point docked was for the frustration at the need for tighter plotting, less melodrama, and more editing.

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