A review by finsternuss
Der Plan von der Abschaffung des Dunkels by Peter Høeg

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I think Peter Høeg excels at writing unusual and interesting child characters that can carry the books they appear in. This one is certainly darker and more challenging than for example "The Elephant Keepers' Children" (my favourite of his works) but I loved it nonetheless.