A joy. I've only gone through one of the two stories so far (The Last of Mr. Norris - Goodbye to Berlin is still to come) but already I'm going to perch out on this limb and say that Christopher Isherwood is maybe the most masterful character developer I've ever read. Funny and sad and depressing and delightful, an even and open-eyed portrayal of the Communists and the Nazis, a sweet taste of the Berlin of the 1930s delivered on the silver spoon of the lovable hatable Mr. Arthur Norris.
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