Reviews

Diary of the Fall by Michel Laub, Margaret Jull Costa

palomasstefani's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.0

jessoram's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

caitlinemccann's review

3.0

A novel that reads like a litany on the legacy of trauma and the way it can echo through generations.

lydiaemilyy's review

2.0

Not sure if it was the writing style, the translation, or something else. But I just couldn't get emotionally attached to any of the characters in this book. There was a glimmer of hope that I would get involved emotionally towards the beginning when the narrator was talking about the bullying of João, because I did get a bit involved then, but then it went away.

The writing was good, but I didn't actively like it. Towards the end of the book I was getting bored.

All that sounds really negative, but it wasn't a bad book. It was just fine. I'll probably forget about it pretty quickly and it won't stay with me. It was just so-so.