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A review by bookoholic
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
It's been a few days since I've finished "The Other Side of Night" and I'm still struggling to find the right words to describe the book. I really enjoyed the first half and then I completely fell in love with the rest of the story. I've been thinking about some sentences every day now. I don't think that anyone ever described grief and losing another person as perfectly as Adam did, but since I had a proof copy, I'm not going to quote yet.
The author is playing with the form, we're reading letters, police interviews, poems, story told from different people's perspective. It's compelling, engaging, and exciting, you can't stop reading and you find yourself awake at 1 a.m. still hungry to know what's going to happen next.
The first part of the story has many secrets, it's mostly crime where the informal investigation started based on a mysterious note found in a book... we learn a lot about Harri, who lost her job after an unfortunate death of a suspect and false accusations. Her former partner tries to help her out and their leads point into a direction of Ben, whom Harri dated in the past and whom she truly loved. Now he's taking care of Elliot, a child who lost both of his parents. Everything about Elliot's and Ben's lives is a secret.
The suspense and plot twists are great, but the moment it all comes together... it blew my mind! I suspected a few things, but I'd have never thought that this book will make me cry, will make me upset and will make me happy! A true rollercoaster of emotions, something so unique that you want to hold onto it. I feel like I want to read it again immediately and at the same time I want some time to pass, so that I can discover the beauty of the story later when I need it.
A beautiful story of love, sacrifice and forgiveness. Mixed with crime, disappearing body and something really clever.
If I could give this book a thousand stars review, I would. I've read and enjoyed everything that Adam wrote (including the comic books) and "The Other Side of Night" is his best yet. Masterpiece.
The author is playing with the form, we're reading letters, police interviews, poems, story told from different people's perspective. It's compelling, engaging, and exciting, you can't stop reading and you find yourself awake at 1 a.m. still hungry to know what's going to happen next.
The first part of the story has many secrets, it's mostly crime where the informal investigation started based on a mysterious note found in a book... we learn a lot about Harri, who lost her job after an unfortunate death of a suspect and false accusations. Her former partner tries to help her out and their leads point into a direction of Ben, whom Harri dated in the past and whom she truly loved. Now he's taking care of Elliot, a child who lost both of his parents. Everything about Elliot's and Ben's lives is a secret.
The suspense and plot twists are great, but the moment it all comes together... it blew my mind! I suspected a few things, but I'd have never thought that this book will make me cry, will make me upset and will make me happy! A true rollercoaster of emotions, something so unique that you want to hold onto it. I feel like I want to read it again immediately and at the same time I want some time to pass, so that I can discover the beauty of the story later when I need it.
A beautiful story of love, sacrifice and forgiveness. Mixed with crime, disappearing body and something really clever.
If I could give this book a thousand stars review, I would. I've read and enjoyed everything that Adam wrote (including the comic books) and "The Other Side of Night" is his best yet. Masterpiece.