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A review by cody
At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
this was… excruciating. very, very excruciating
god’s truth, the repetition of certain phrases and even entire sentences was far too much for me. i know, i understand that it probably had a thematic purpose, but i truly could not care less. god’s truth, it only felt like padding to make this story that could’ve been 50 pages 3x that long. i know, i understand that this book is technically probably very, very good; i’m sure it could be studied in a college course. so this is definitely a case of it just not working for me personally :)
also, this felt too…. masculine for me lol. all the “more-than-brother” sh*t, the violence, and the handling of women was just icky to me
god’s truth, the repetition of certain phrases and even entire sentences was far too much for me. i know, i understand that it probably had a thematic purpose, but i truly could not care less. god’s truth, it only felt like padding to make this story that could’ve been 50 pages 3x that long. i know, i understand that this book is technically probably very, very good; i’m sure it could be studied in a college course. so this is definitely a case of it just not working for me personally :)
also, this felt too…. masculine for me lol. all the “more-than-brother” sh*t, the violence, and the handling of women was just icky to me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: War