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Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood

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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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