At times borders on cynicism, but then you have to remember the cynicism of the whole Berlin Wall.

A bit dry and dragging in the middle once Alec begins the 50 pages or so of interviews by Fielder. But man… wow… that ending. The last 30 or so pages really made me go “oh this is why this is so highly regarded”. The conversation in the car between Liz and Alec that, to put it poorly, is about the two sides of the same coin of capitalism and communism is one for the ages. I worried it’d be a little dumb but he never gives in to simple answers and considers how complex people and ideologies in practice are. The disgustingness of working with a Nazi for the greater good doesn’t sit right with anyone, particularly you, the reader.

What a book.