frankukdk 's review for:

Christopher and His Kind by Christopher Isherwood

5.0

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Absolutely amazing. A genre in itself. Isherwood looks back at his younger self, telling the story in third person, but also commenting on it in first person, evaluating his then beliefs and analysing what the actual reasons were for his behaviour. He tells you the fascinating story of pre-WW2 Germany and liberal Berlin, how gays of the day lived and how he lived his life. If one disregards the story, event and narrative (which one really shouldn't do), it is just an amazing literary piece, which you feel privileged to be allowed to experience. Highly recommended!