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Berlin
ISBN-13: 9780802118325
ISBN-10: 0802118321
Publication Date: 10/10/2006
Pages: 432
Edition: 1
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Grove Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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virginiamom avatar reviewed Berlin on + 28 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Another reviewer used the term "disturbingly convincing" and I would agree. This is a grim novel with its tale of Berliners in the pre and post-war era. It is for readers with strong stomachs, but then that was life in this era. Quite a good read. Right up there with Philip Kerr, and Alan Furst, though the author is of the WWII generation. One wonders what stories are his own memories in this novel.
buzzby avatar reviewed Berlin on + 6062 more book reviews
Well, since it keeps doing flashbacks (as various people are murdered), the characters of the main story weren't developed enough, so I lost interest in the detective part of it (also, they were tight-lipped teutonic types, not very fleshed out).