A review by anntharai
Shadows of Berlin by David R. Gillham

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

With thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. 

An impeccable book, devastating in its blunt discussion of deeply known truths. 

Those who die, haunt. Those who survive, are haunted. 

The question of survivors guilt, real guilt, justice, and madness threads through this story from beginning to end. 

A story told with real emotion and a raw honesty about experiences still being felt today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Rape, Slavery, and Suicide