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Other Versions of this Book: Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio Cassette (Abridged), Audio CD (Abridged), Paperback, Hardcover
Book Description:
The bestselling author of Los Alamos returns to 1945. Hitler has been defeated, and Berlin is divided into zones of occupation. Jake Geismar, an American correspondent who spent time in the city before the war, has returned to write about the Allied triumph while pursuing a more personal quest: his search for Lena, the married woman he left behind. When an American soldier’s body is found in the Russian zone during the Potsdam Conference, Jake stumbles on the lead to a murder mystery. The Good German is a story of espionage and love, an extraordinary recreation of a city devastated by war, and a thriller that asks the most profound ethical questions in its exploration of the nature of justice, and what we mean by good and evil in times of peace and of war.
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John O. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Kanon picks such interesting settings (in this case, 1945 Berlin), that it sort of overwhelms the mystery part of the story. With building in ruins, concentration camps being discovered, people starving, World War 3 threatening to break out (all of which Kanon brings to life), I didn't find Kanon's murder mystery story especially interesting.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book gives a very good picture of post war Berlin, with several layers of story going on at once. It is not a fast paced book but the characters are well drawn.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really liked this book and didn't want it to end. It takes place in Germany after the war and contains a little history, a mystery and a love story.
Elaine G. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great story! I can't wait for the movie!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Interesting, informative, love during the time the world has experienced horrendous turmoil. Best Seller made into a movie starring George Clooney
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