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

4.0

book club 2.0 September 2023. It is hard to write my thoughts on this book. It was hard to read and easy to read. This story made me think about madness and how thoughts flow. It made me think of the madness of war. It made me think about relationships. Alfa's friend, Mademba is killed in war. Alfa stays with him until he dies. He does not put his friend out of his misery even though Mademba begs. This incident causes Alfa to slide into madness. We read about his "hunting" of the enemy during attacks as well as background to his life in Senagal before the war. by the end of this short book, I am wondering so many things about Alfa. did he rape the nurse at the hospital or was it consensual? did the time with Fary really happen as is narrated? Was it really Alfa that narrated?
looking forward to the discussion on this one.