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Mary P. Delaney
1.0 out of 5 stars Book in German language
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2020
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The book is in German. Would love to have a copy in English!
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Harald
2.0 out of 5 stars very short story (not even 100 pages)
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2020
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... not worth the money. Buy the "real" Volker Kuschner books instead!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely amazing
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019
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Amazing series
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Mike Baker
4.0 out of 5 stars Charlotte Ritter's beautifully-illustrated back story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2018
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This fills in part of the back story of Charlotte Ritter, Gereon Rath's on-but-usually-off love interest in the Babylon Berlin series. I bought the book rather than the Kindle edition for the 1930s-style illustrations, many for contemporary advertisements, which make the price worthwhile. The story itself is a triptych, told consecutively from the viewpoints of Adolf Winkler (head of the Berolina Ringverein and coming to the end of a stint at Moabit prison), Christian Ritter (senior warder there), and Charlotte Ritter (his 18 year old daughter), with the three threads neatly tied together at the end. It doesn't have the tension or suspense of the Babylon Berlin stories, but this is compensated for by the truly wonderful illustrations.
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WildMare
3.0 out of 5 stars Small and exquisite
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2019
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I thought this was going to be serial art and was surprised when it fitted the letterbox. It is a small, cloth bound book with a short story or novella about Charly’s Father who works as a prison guard in Moabit. It is a small part of the backstory of Charlotte Ritter. The illustrations are stylised and in limited colours, depicting objects which are often mentioned in the Rath novels, such as Overstolz and Juno cigarettes, and scenes from Weimar life. Although I was disappointed not to get a graphic novel and puzzled as to why only this episode in Charly’s Life is covered, the book is beautifully made and a pleasure to hold.
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Torsten Kressin
5.0 out of 5 stars ein wahres "muß"! das "vorwort" zum neuen roman "marlow" von volker kutscher
Reviewed in Germany on January 4, 2019
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... mir ist "moabit" von volker kutscher eher aus interesse an seinen büchern als aus dem wissen über den zusammenhang zum neuen roman "marlow" in die hände gefallen .... mein glück! ... "moabit" beschreibt die zeit in berlin, bevor uns der kriminaler gereon rath und seine großen liebe charly im buch "der nasse fisch" zum ersten mal begegneten .... der inhalt ist wie ein "vorwort" zu "marlow" ... einfach lesen, ist klasse ... und wenn ich schon einmal dabei bin unbezahlt werbung für den autor machen zu können .... "bullenmord", ein buch über die deutsche provinz, ihre provinzler und deren herausforderungen gegenüber dem "dealer deines vertrauens" .... spitze herr kutscher
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Mag Markus Miklas
4.0 out of 5 stars Interessantes Prequel zu den Gereon Rath Romanen
Reviewed in Germany on March 27, 2018
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Neues Format, neue Perspektiven. Zeitlich vor dem ersten Roman angesiedelt erzählt die Geschichte eine Art Vorgeschichte. Einige bekannte Gesichter tauchen kürzer oder länger auf, und man erfährt, wie Charly zur Polizei gekommen ist. Das alles ist noch sehr schön illustriert.
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Jens H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Kurzes Vergnügen aber ein Vergnügen
Reviewed in Germany on June 8, 2018
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Das Buch ist ein kurzes Vergnügen aber es ist ein Vergnügen es zu lesen.
Wer einen Roman erwartet an dem man sich länger aufhalten kann wird zwar enttäuscht aber die Art der Erzählung und die wirklich gelungenen Illustrationen machen das locker wieder wett.
Man fühlt sich einmal mehr in diese fesselnde Epoche zurück gesetzt und das ist wirklich toll.
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