256 pages • first pub 1939 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0749390549
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Minerva
Publication date: 01 January 1989
Description
The narrator of Goodbye to Berlin is called 'Christopher Isherwood' ('Herr Issyvoo'). His story, in this novel, first published in 1939, obliquely evokes the gathering storm in Berlin before and just after the rise to power of the Nazis. Events ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,522 reviews
Moods
sad 38%
dark 36%
emotional 30%
funny 24%
informative 24%
tense 15%
challenging 14%
lighthearted 10%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 3%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 35% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Violence, Hate crimeModerate
Abortion, Self harm, WarMinor
Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse
256 pages • first pub 1939 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0749390549
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Minerva
Publication date: 01 January 1989
Description
The narrator of Goodbye to Berlin is called 'Christopher Isherwood' ('Herr Issyvoo'). His story, in this novel, first published in 1939, obliquely evokes the gathering storm in Berlin before and just after the rise to power of the Nazis. Events ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,522 reviews
Moods
sad 38%
dark 36%
emotional 30%
funny 24%
informative 24%
tense 15%
challenging 14%
lighthearted 10%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 3%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 35% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Violence, Hate crimeModerate
Abortion, Self harm, WarMinor
Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse