Man In The Dark

What would you do if you can’t sleep at night? Drink some warm milk? Do some light exercise? Listen to the radio? Stay in bed and do absolutely nothing? August Brill had no choice but to stay in bed that night. But he wasn’t doing absolutely nothing. He tells himself a story. Not just because he tried to keep his mind occupied while waiting for sleep to come, but to stop himself from thinking about the tragedies that happened to him, his daughter and grand-daughter.

There’s a dark atmosphere throughout the book, with the protagonist unwillingly recounting the tragedies that brought them under the same roof. I like how the book was written that kept me wondering what happened to these people. More clues and information were dropped along the way, keeping me glued to the book. While the mood was quite gloomy most of the time, there were warming moments that smoothly balanced the story. 

That's how I felt when reading Man in the Dark

I would suggest reading this book at night, with just a table lamp as your only light source and the dark and silent atmosphere surrounding your while you read. It really sets the mood and makes you feel like you’re with the character.