Reviews

Dark Road by Mark Thomson, Ian Rankin

catrad's review

3.0

I won this on Goodreads a while ago and have only just got around to reading it. It's the first play I've read since An Inspector Calls for GCSE English a couple of, um, decades ago. Although fast paced and enjoyable, I was left a little confused in places, and certainly by the ending, which didn't seem to resolve to my satisfaction. Perhaps I've been spoilt by novels that spoon feed me all the nuances of the character's emotions and thought processes? That last 30 pages of this 213 page book were conversations with the writers, which I confess, I skim-read only. Maybe this affected my reaction to the ending too - with such a big chunk of the book left, I just wasn't expecting it to end there!
Overall, a very quick (sub 2 hour) read, and nice for a change.

beentsy's review

3.0

I'd really, really like to see a stage production of this. I feel like I'm missing so much just in tone, body language, posture, volume, just everything really.

Also, I've got to stop marking my books as currently reading the minute I bring them home from the library. This was an afternoon read, not a 9 day read.

woolfardis's review

3.0

A good play with strong dialogue and plot. Very reminiscent of his novels with the obvious difference, though I found the ambiguous ending quite annoying. It made me angry in the good way, and question certain things that infuriate me in a not so good way. Could've have ended better for a stronger rating.

melofgreengables's review

3.0

This being a play, it probably works better on a set with live actors, stage effects and props to highlight the action. On paper, however, I found the dialogues and scenes a bit confusing, to be honest. There were some good twists, though, and I enjoyed trying something different from one of my favourite authors.