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272 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241976012
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 23 March 1989
Description
Discover the first crime novel in the late Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther series - Berlin Noir - set in Hitler's Germany during the 1930s . . . Winter, 1936. A man and his wife shot dead in their bed, their home burned. The woman's father, a millio...
Community Reviews Summary of 780 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 63%
adventurous 25%
sad 19%
challenging 17%
funny 17%
informative 15%
emotional 11%
reflective 3%
Pace
fast 42%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 56% | A mix: 43%Strong character development?
No: 46% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 25% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 37% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 24%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Rape, Sexual violenceModerate
Torture, Racial slurs, Racism272 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241976012
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 23 March 1989
Description
Discover the first crime novel in the late Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther series - Berlin Noir - set in Hitler's Germany during the 1930s . . . Winter, 1936. A man and his wife shot dead in their bed, their home burned. The woman's father, a millio...
Community Reviews Summary of 780 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 63%
adventurous 25%
sad 19%
challenging 17%
funny 17%
informative 15%
emotional 11%
reflective 3%
Pace
fast 42%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 56% | A mix: 43%Strong character development?
No: 46% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 25% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 37% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 24%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Rape, Sexual violenceModerate
Torture, Racial slurs, Racism