A review by jackflan
At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was super quick to read, and that was due to the writing style being super easy to absorb. Many words were repeated and phrases as well making it feel more like a poetry novella type book. And I think that it may be in part due to the fact that it was translated from French to English. So reading something like this was new to me and very enjoyable. It was a raw and honest story with a perspective like none Id ever read before. I would recommend. Like I said, first time I’ve read something like this. Nothing crazy unheard of— but a unique time period, and perspective of being black and fighting for France in WW1. Overall very enjoyable read
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