A review by lene_kretzsch
Babylon Berlin by Volker Kutscher

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

It's a real feat to make Weimar era Berlin dull but Kutscher has somehow accomplished that in this plodding, poorly structured, amateurishly written police procedural. There's little sense of place here and the characters are cardboard. I imagine it might make a grand television series but as a book it's a failure.