Reviews

Berlin Book Two: City of Smoke by Jason Lutes

mineral9's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

4.5

luanndie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Ahora empezamos a entrar en materia de verdad. Esta entrega me gustó más que la primera y creo que explora mejor tanto los eventos que llevaron a la victoria del nazismo como el desarrollo de los personajes. Me pareció muy interesante la incorporación del grupo de jazz y la exploración de que significaba ser queer en aquella época. Mi única queja es que al querer cubrir tanto evento históricos, ciertas transiciones parecen un poco repentinas y hay aspectos que podrían haberse desarrollado más, pero supongo que para ello, Lutes hubiera necesitado muchos más volúmenes.

adastrame's review

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

This graphic novel is set in 1930 and displays Berlin during an election year. It's scary how up to date to current (2016) events in Germany it is...

Re-read 2024: Well, things have only gotten scarier and the parallels to today are striking.

reneoro's review against another edition

5.0

El ascenso al poder de los nacionalistas.

enml's review

4.0

another 3.5 but slightly better than the first volume.

nilsjesper's review

5.0

Argh! This book is so good you kind of just want to run down the street yelling about it. Can't wait for book 3.

tsharris's review

5.0

Continuing my re-read of Lutes's saga...

In this volume, the Nazis begin creeping more to the fore and become harder to ignore.

dkpnw's review

5.0

I'll definitely be looking out for a copy of this for my personal bookshelf. The cast really shaped up and the subplots got super cool and there were queer ppl and black ppl and jazz music???

germancho's review

5.0

Even more beautiful than the first book, and just as haunting. It's also kind of depressing to think that there is no "next book" yet, and that it won't come out for a few years yet. I'll be patient!

cynthiak's review against another edition

3.0

Moins réussi que le premier tome quant à la construction narrative et la psychologie des personnages mais c'est une oeuvre importante à lire.