A review by bthanson
Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Deeply dark and sad book about parallel failures of love affair and the East German state.  The personal relationship takes center stage, but also insights in the last years of the DDR and following its dissolution. Bleak but accomplished novel.