A review by azure_dawn
The Bridge Over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle

reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The first 25% and last 5% of the story are very good. Everything else is a bit stretched out. The ending is suprisngly subversive. Nicholson is best character hands down. The ending is what makes a good character out of him. 
If it were a bit shorter, had a bit  less racism (even if it supposed be a critique of it), and had more Nicholson POV in latter half, then it would have been much closer to 5/5. 

The ending is genuenly good. 
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