All the Colours of the Dark: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller – ‘a wonderful book’ (Richard Osman)

Someone touted this as the best book of 2024. I don't have a viable argument for a book I think is better, however I would guess there are books out there that will have a more universal appeal than this one."All the Colors of the Dark" does have some minor flaws in my opinion.First, it is very long. Admittedly, it is a pretty easy read and goes quicker than you would expect a 600-page book to go, but the thought of that many pages will be off-putting to some.The author breaks into this strange affectation from time to time during high-stress or action sequences where the writing becomes choppy and hard to follow. I understand it's to add drama or realism to the scene but, on several occasions, I was flipping pages back and forth and checking to see if I missed a page because it was hard to understand what had happened.The story stretches over a long period of time and it almost gets lost. The author does a good job of pulling it all together but it felt a little anti-climatic.The book blends several genres which some will like and others may not.The good:The characters are wonderfully written.There are enough plot twists to keep you guessing.The author avoids clichés very well.All in all, I really enjoyed this book. Will it be the best book of 2024? Maybe. But I don't think it will be a unanimous decision.

Phänomenale Geschichte, die einen mit ihren Charakteren und der Handlung von der ersten Seite an fesselt.Glücklicherweise war ich krankgeschrieben,als ich es gelesen habe und musste daher keine großen Pausen machen!Wirklich ein tolles Buch

Words fail me. This book is stunning, a definite must read. Beautifully written, an epic spanning 25 years. The characters come to life. Short chapters that gives you an excellent excuse late at night to read just one more.....or two or three!

The best book for 2024 a must read

It may break your luggage allowance, it might be the longest book you read this year but it will definitely break your heart (more than once) and it will become one of your most memorable and favourite reads.Echoes of To Kill A Mockingbird, Shawshank Redemption, Anne of Green Gables, Where The Crawdads Sing and other literary greats, this is a mesmerising story of love, loyalty, trust and truth with show stopping sentences and impressively authentic dialogue. The characters and their relationships are nuanced and complex, navigating their way through breathtaking twists, revelations, changing truths and all the delicious details of an unsolved crime case spanning decades. I was going to highlight my favourite lines but it would have been all of them! Did I like it? Do I recommend it? Yeah 100%