A review by melloooowww
Les Aiguilles d'or by Michael McDowell

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

It was LONG, very long, far too long for very little in the end. The plot is interesting, the characters are interesting, but the descriptions are so long that you never really get into the story. You get the impression that you're a spectator but too much so, the third person narrative prevents the characters from developing and you end up reading a big description of actions that sounds more like a stage script than a real story. 

The fact that everyone dies in the last 20 pages is frustrating, you don't expect it and the way they die, the so expected revenge, isn't even as impressive as expected.

It's a book with some very good ideas and a very masterful context, but it leaves you wanting more.