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So finster die Nacht by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Paul Berf
5 reviews
chrishham's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Drug use, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Excrement and Medical content
amandalove2bme's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
morebedsidebooks's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Pedophilia, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Racism, and Death of parent
Also contains scenes of genital mutilation and substance abuse.lain_darko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Mental illness
Minor: Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Death of parent
mysimas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I liked the book a bit less than on my first read a few years ago, my main issues being pacing and how dark the tale was. Now, this book is supposed to be dark, it’s a horror about vampires after all — and the related gore and description of Eli’s kills and the body horror of becoming a vampire was great. But then there were other things, unrelated to vampires, and the author may have taken them a tad over the top, especially what with the pedophilia and some details of Eli’s backstory. None of those things needed to be there; in fact, I would argue they bogged down the pacing, which already had its issues due to the sheer multitude of the POVs. Most of the characters were likeable, but my favourites were Oscar and Eli, and whenever the focus shifted from them I felt my attention shift away, too.
Still, I think it’s a very good book. The vampire lore was captivating enough, the characters all behaved believably, and the prose was solid, with some smooth transitions between the POVs and a collection of powerful scenes. I will likely reread at some point.
PS — I’m still not over the fact that the first time Oskar saw Eli, it was in a mirror. How awesome is that?!
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent
Minor: Xenophobia