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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Doing my literature homework. This was really really good! I found some sections more compelling than others, but the writing is really strong throughout and I was never bored of it. Christopher is a bit of a twat, though at least he’s meant to be. It’s almost hilarious how he’s able to intentionally imbed himself in the working class of Berlin (for the betterment of his novel, of course) and remain so ignorant. I thought it was interesting to hear from this perspective—what does a self-important, rich Englishman who moved to Berlin for vibes completely unaware of the political situation have to say about the state of things? It was interesting following him as he gets wrapped up in his own melodrama while the cloud of what’s happening just sort of hangs over until it all comes to the forefront. And watching him subtly look down on others for the same ignorance he’s showing. It’s a really strong in how it creates dynamics between characters, and each action taken by a character feels true to their character (this should be a relatively low bar maybe the books I’ve been reading lately have just been a bit shite). Not sure what more to say really! Feels like a book I would’ve liked to write an essay on in uni. Very very smart, very moving, very scary.
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
reflective
medium-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-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
“The trams are going up and down the Kleiststrasse, just as usual. They, and the Nollendorfplatz station have an air of curious familiarity, or striking resemblance to something one remembers as normal and pleasant in the past - like a very good photograph.
No. Even now I can’t believe that any of this has really happened…”
No. Even now I can’t believe that any of this has really happened…”