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Berlin by Jason Lutes

4 reviews

pedantichumbug's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Death of parent, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Sexual content and Homophobia

Minor: Confinement and Alcoholism

belou's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Racial slurs, Murder, Hate crime, Death, and Homophobia

Minor: Transphobia, War, Racism, and Gun violence

jmross10's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense slow-paced

2.0

I was excited to pick up this graphic novel because I thought it would allow me to learn more about the interwar period in Germany and it did, to an extent. Ultimately though, while I can appreciate what Lutes was trying to do, I found it rather slow and a bit pointless. A lot of what was being conveyed could have been accomplished in half as many pages and to much greater effect. 

There are several main characters (particularly women) who are introduced early on that aren’t the easiest to distinguish from one another. There’s also a tendency for characters to appear for 5 or 6 frames and then not show up for 40 pages. Which made it difficult for me to feel particularly invested in any of the stories being told. The closest I came to interested was Kurt and even he was annoying at times. 

I personally don’t feel that there is anything about this work which you couldn’t  find elsewhere and better executed from a narrative standpoint. I enjoyed the art but all the gritty pictures in the world can’t change the quality of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

sherbertwells's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

 Artists, workers, and families of all stripes cross and recross each other’s paths as the “paradise” of 1920s Berlin sinks beneath the rising tide of fascism. A modern version of the city symphony which, if not as nuanced as I would like it to be, discourses freely and indirectly on the spirit of a city. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Sexual content, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Racism, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Minor: Excrement and War