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Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood

10 reviews

niamh15's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

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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kellygarsha's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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heather_freshparchment's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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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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blou27's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

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

4.25

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katiewhocanread's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

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whatlacereads's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

2.5 stars. Some interesting / dull parts. Pacing was slow at times but the characters are well fleshed out

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ninafuentes's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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a_lad_reading_books's review

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challenging funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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