A review by noirish
Depths by Henning Mankell

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

A deeply introspective novel, Depths exists on the border between the real and the surreal. The main character is a deeply unlikeable individual, and yet Mankell does a skillful job of making him sympathetic despite his many reprehensible actions. This is ultimately a story about the deep sense of isolation people feel, even in the presence of those closest to them. It is a tragedy that any person can experience even in a comfortably mundane existence: an existence which is always caught in the space between fear and hope; between the weights of the past that drag us down and the deceptive possibilities of the future.