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

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A poetic and haunting story following a young Senegalese man in WWI fighting for the French against the Germans, and his slow decent into madness after he refuses to give his badly wounded friend a mercy kill in No Man's Land. Powerful themes of humanity, what makes us humans, when are we considered humans by others and when are we not. Stunning ending, in both senses of the word.
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