A review by smokeyshouse
Tropic Moon by Georges Simenon

dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This was a well written novella... hence more than a 3; but it was a typical "White male author" story, so less than a 4. A noir tale that looks at colonial behavior in Gabon, and examines the role of (hetero)sexual manipulation