A review by zohal99
The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton

3.0

What I liked

- The atmosphere: I literally felt as though I was in Alaska in the cold and the wilderness. The author very clearly did their research
- The tension: The middle section was so dark and mysterious and really sucked me into the story.
- The twist: After thinking about it, I actually really liked the direction the story took.
- The themes: The discussion of sound and other similar themes was very thought-provoking and added nice layers to the story.

What I disliked

- The pacing: I felt that there was too much set-up and not enough thrilling moments. We had about 100 pages of set-up, and only the middle section thrilled me. The last 100 pages was the revelation, which was kind of long-winded.
- I didn't care enough about the characters unfortunately
- The writing drove me mad. The switch between first and third person took a long time to get used to, and it really pushed me out of the story. I also felt that the writing at times was disjointed and stopped the story from being more thrilling than it could have been.

Overall, if the story intrigues you, then you should check it out. I was just a tad bit disappointed.