A review by nicmargan
Black Rock White City by A.S. Patric

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The authors style is really beautiful and powerful and the characters and their situation suit that style. They are in such a hard place in their lives and they are both writers so there is so much meaning and sentiment for that very evocative, poetic style to evoke. It's super dark. It has a kind of conventional mystery-thriller setup that we go away from for most of the middle part of the book and this is really where the most interesting part is for me. I wanted Jovan and his wife Suzana to find happiness, they deserved it, but there were so many things in their way that were out of their control. I hadn't learnt much about the Yugoslav war before reading this book and it gave me a way to begin. The only part I didn't love so much was the way things ended, a little too neat and fast for my liking.