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alisonordnung's review against another edition
5.0
The best history book I’ve read. Captures the “haunted, vibrant city of absences” from multiple angles through a collage of individual stories.
leabharlann_de_la_witch's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, Death, and Antisemitism
Minor: Rape and Sexual violence
kiramke's review against another edition
5.0
So good, such an innovative way to approach a city... one of the few books I would actually read on location.
saznoz's review against another edition
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dark
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informative
inspiring
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sad
medium-paced
4.5
This book is really cleverly written - from so many different perspectives and from across literally centuries of time to tell the story of Berlin through the ages.
I did find myself getting more interested in some characters than others though, which I guess would be the case for most people, and would say that that’s the only real drawback of this book.
I did find myself getting more interested in some characters than others though, which I guess would be the case for most people, and would say that that’s the only real drawback of this book.
scottkell's review against another edition
1.0
The writing is difficult to read. The prose tries too hard to be clever. Only made it through 2 chapters