A review by clare_tan_wenhui
The Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton

4.0

This WWII novella does not contain any description of combat, death and destruction caused by warfare, yet succeeds in conveying the environment of bleakness and dreariness. Also its somewhat juvenile plot conflict adds to the realism in a perverse manner, driving home the unique theme that regardless of the extent and grandeur of tragedy around us, suffering (and salvation) will always remain very personal and petty.