A review by categal
The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood

5.0

I haven’t finished Goodbye to Berlin because I had to return the copy to the library, but The Last of Mr. Norris was just amazing. Not really like reading at all, more like watching a movie or being in someone’s head outright, just extraordinary. What I found so interesting too was the time and the place: early 1930s Germany, and the rise of Hitler was not so textbook then. Just fascinating to be in the minds of the characters who didn’t know what was going to happen from one day to the next. Hitler winning the election was only a remote possibility in a country in absolute turmoil.
The writing: wow. The subject: endlessly mind boggling. And what’s going on with Mr. Norris? For sure you have met someone like him and will recognize his sketchiness.