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bex_is_perplexed's review against another edition
4.0
I was apprehensive about this book. I don’t really like WWII books, but I really liked this one. Bernie Gunther was such a fun character. The atmosphere of the book was its own character; it was so chilling.
belanna2's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.75
bethoconnell33's review
Didn’t care for the writing style or the treatment of the female characters.
greybeard49's review against another edition
4.0
Was unsure about this book when I picked it up at the library. However it proved to be a wise choice - odd but very good.
Picture a gumshoe with a vocabulary that Raymond Chandler would be proud of, working in the nether regions of Nazi Germany and all that entails - encounters with the Gestapo, senior historical figures in Hitler's regime, world famous settings and of course torturings, concentration camps and wartime restrictions and persecutions. Throws in Jessie Owens and the Olympics as well!
Kerr does them all really well. His dialogue will leave you laughing and yet his research into the period and the development of plot are excellent. Bernie Gunther is likeable and ridiculous. His journey through the story takes you with him and allows you real insights to life in Germany/Berlin at that time.
Will be looking for the next two books in the trilogy.
Picture a gumshoe with a vocabulary that Raymond Chandler would be proud of, working in the nether regions of Nazi Germany and all that entails - encounters with the Gestapo, senior historical figures in Hitler's regime, world famous settings and of course torturings, concentration camps and wartime restrictions and persecutions. Throws in Jessie Owens and the Olympics as well!
Kerr does them all really well. His dialogue will leave you laughing and yet his research into the period and the development of plot are excellent. Bernie Gunther is likeable and ridiculous. His journey through the story takes you with him and allows you real insights to life in Germany/Berlin at that time.
Will be looking for the next two books in the trilogy.
07jburto's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
webjoram's review against another edition
4.0
Primer libro de las aventuras del detective Bernie Gunther en la Alemania nazi. En líneas generales he disfrutado mucho de esta novela de detectives, pero para ser sinceros he estado a punto de no darle más de 3 estrellas porque el final no me ha gustado demasiado.
Me ha encantado la ambientación en la Alemania nazi y ese detective alemán con aires de Philip Marlowe, con ese punto de resignación por la situación política que vive su país y dispuesto sobre todo a sobrevivir, cueste lo que cueste.
Lo peor de la novela, el final pero aún así creo que es una buena novela de crímenes.
Me ha encantado la ambientación en la Alemania nazi y ese detective alemán con aires de Philip Marlowe, con ese punto de resignación por la situación política que vive su país y dispuesto sobre todo a sobrevivir, cueste lo que cueste.
Lo peor de la novela, el final pero aún así creo que es una buena novela de crímenes.
christinebeswick's review
3.0
Interesting insight into pre second world war Nazi Germany but the writing style was a bit irritating - too many wise cracks and "pithy" sayings.