A review by bookwormione
La Mort du Roi Tsongor by Laurent Gaudé

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 I just loved this book so much, the writing style is beautiful and confers to this philosophical tale a poetical tone. Alternating between war scenes and a quest very far away, the story also expands on a long period of time, it never gets boring.