Reviews

Berlin Book Two: City of Smoke by Jason Lutes

adastrame's review

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

This graphic novel is set in 1930 and displays Berlin during an election year. It's scary how up to date to current (2016) events in Germany it is...

Re-read 2024: Well, things have only gotten scarier and the parallels to today are striking.

reneoro's review against another edition

5.0

El ascenso al poder de los nacionalistas.

enml's review

4.0

another 3.5 but slightly better than the first volume.

nilsjesper's review

5.0

Argh! This book is so good you kind of just want to run down the street yelling about it. Can't wait for book 3.

tsharris's review

5.0

Continuing my re-read of Lutes's saga...

In this volume, the Nazis begin creeping more to the fore and become harder to ignore.

dkpnw's review

5.0

I'll definitely be looking out for a copy of this for my personal bookshelf. The cast really shaped up and the subplots got super cool and there were queer ppl and black ppl and jazz music???

germancho's review

5.0

Even more beautiful than the first book, and just as haunting. It's also kind of depressing to think that there is no "next book" yet, and that it won't come out for a few years yet. I'll be patient!

cynthiak's review against another edition

3.0

Moins réussi que le premier tome quant à la construction narrative et la psychologie des personnages mais c'est une oeuvre importante à lire.

minimoo's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

nessynoname's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75