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Berlin Bd. 1: Berlin, Steinerne Stadt by Jason Lutes

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bryanzk's review against another edition

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4.0

too many words, but pretty good structure

tsharris's review against another edition

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5.0

Re-reading this series from the start after the third part was published in 2018. Great story, great art, deeply felt humanism - almost Joycean in how Lutes depicts each character, even minor background characters, going about their lives in a modern European capital.

pearlmorpho's review against another edition

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4.0

After reading Jar of Fools my expectations for the first part of Lute's Berlin trilogy to be equally dull. I was happily surprised.

The beginning was slow, and the characters all looked the same, but if you can look past that, the story is really quite engaging. I have never read anything set in the Wiemar Republic era before, and it was incredibly depressing. The feeling of economic desolation did not help my current recession-y attitude. But, it was one heck of an emotional reaction, and I am going to request the next book on ILL because I really am invested in these characters (when I can tell who is who).

micku2024's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

poubelleboi's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

dkpnw's review against another edition

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4.0

Every so often there was a set of frames that made me pause, set the book down, pick it back up and reread them, because... wow. They're beautiful! And made me feel feelings.

Other than that... The storytelling? Kinda confusing sometimes. The plot? Not a ton to it (yet?). I'm enamored nonetheless.

germancho's review against another edition

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5.0

Amazing read. It doesn't start out great, but it gets solid around Chapter 3. I have to admit that it is a little depressing to know beforehand that things are only going to get worse and worse for everybody in the story (except for the you-kno-whos). While beautifully told and poignantly drawn (specially the architecture), I am left with the small complaint that Mr. Lutes's female protagonists are not as nicely drawn as the male are: the girls look either like big boys or like old men. My bitching notwithstanding, this is easily one of my favorite graphic novels ever.