A review by quirinebrouwer
De diepst verborgen herinnering van de mens by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is one of those books that is impossible to review because words would never be enough to translate the state of absolute awe it just left me in. The mystery, the lyrical prose, the palpable pain left behind by colonialism that spans centuries and generations and continents, the questions about identity and art and knowing or not knowing someone through their legacy - it all came together in this book that truly deserves the word masterpiece.