A review by orrantw
Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin

3.0

I read this book for a seminar where we went through and analysed different aspects of the book. I thought that I would enjoy this type of experimental novel, but I didn’t. The writing looked a lot like James Joyce, and I’m not a fan of that. The only good thing is that Döblin gave his readers a plot to hold on to while they were thrown through Berlin of the 1920s. It was interesting and a required book, but I don’t think that I’ll ever feel the urge to read it again.