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Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood

8 reviews

catherineneeds's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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megelizabeth's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

This was a really interesting read and it had a lot of elements that I enjoyed. I liked getting to know our protagonist, Chris, and I particularly loved the friendship he and Sally develop. I appreciated the book's structure and how it feels almost like there's a cohesive narrative, but there's just a slightly 'off' feeling with the non-linear storytelling and the technically separate (but much more interconnected than I was expecting) tales. There's also, of course, a lot of great commentary embedded within this, and it definitely gave me something of a new (or developed) perspective on interwar Berlin.

My main issue with this book - and this may be more of a 'me thing' - was that the Peter/Otto storyline both confused and irked me and I just didn't really get what I was supposed to make of it all. I can accept that maybe it was a case of me just not quite 'getting it', but it still didn't make for an enjoyable reading experience and ruined the flow of an otherwise solid read for me.

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jeremie's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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unfortunatilly's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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cryscries's review against another edition

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informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I really like how irsherwood can depict how things were during the rise and near end of ww2. The characters he wrote about in the diary entries were all so interesting and again how they all interacted during this time period.

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