603 reviews for:

After the Fire

Will Hill

4.29 AVERAGE

bethan_clark's review against another edition

1.25

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Cheap narrative tricks e.g. ordering of flashbacks and delaying multiple hinted-at scenes for artificial reader investment instead of for in-story logic. (Could have largely been avoided if narrator was a different character) 

Repetitive and unnecessary reflective sequences where the reactions and motivations are spelled out again after each scene.

Shallow and inaccurate portrayal of PTSD and cult psychology. Ex-fundie accounts give more insight.

Fair enough message about anyone being susceptible 

hajsa37's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

okkaayyllee's review against another edition

5.0

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I liked that her flashbacks were actually her telling the story to the doctor and agent.

obviously_lene's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

purpleramblings's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

emilyjp1620's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

emldavis001's review against another edition

4.0

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(4.5)

laurarm's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense

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Das Buch geht unter die Haut und man will es nicht aus der Hand legen. Am Ende möchte man gerne erfahren wie es weitergeht. Gleichzeitig ist das Buch Fiktion und in gewisser Weise vor allem deshalb faszinierend, weil es unvorstellbare Abgründe aufzeigt (Faszination des Horrors?) 

Ich habe das Buch trotzdem gern gelesen. Man kann viele Parallelen zu anderen Sekten finden (z.B. auch zur Colonia dignidad) 
In gewisser Weise scheinen alle Sekten ähnliche Mechanismen anzuwenden.

noxum's review

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This is such a gripping read. The tone of the writing is vicious and raw from the very beginning of the book, and even though there's such a sense of dread and tension throughout the entire book you just can't shy away. I had thought to myself that there wasn't anything that a fanatical religious cult could do that would surprise me by now but, even though what happened didn't surprise me, the emotions that it leaves you with are real. The disgust and the horror and the incredulity are things that can never stop shocking you.

Moonbeam's voice throughout the story was so clear and watching her try to come to terms with what she lived through and try to reckon that with what's real and what's not is both heartbreaking and awe-inspiring. There weren't very many happy moments in this book, to be completely honest, but it carried and ended on such a hopeful tone that while the story itself is a tragedy, you couldn't help but enjoy the happy ending, or as happy as you can call it.

Although I will say I did cry happy tears at

Moonbeam's letter from her mom and their reunion.

Real tearjerker stuff. Fantastic read.

sienna727's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No