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Books like Berlin, Vol. 2
A masterful, dread-soaked portrait of a vibrant metropolis dancing on the edge of the abyss. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Berlin, Vol. 2.
- anxious
- dread-soaked
- vibrant
- tense
- 01
Rolling Blackouts
Sarah Glidden
A quietly devastating, watercolor-washed exploration of the ethics of journalism and the human echoes of war.
- 02
Displacement
Lucy Knisley
A tender, watercolor-washed journey through the choppy waters of caregiving, memory, and generational love.
- 03
Epileptic
David B.
A sprawling, heavily inked descent into the labyrinth of family trauma, where childhood illness takes the shape of literal monsters.
- 04
Stasiland
Anna Funder
A haunting, deeply human exploration of life under the ultimate surveillance state, told through the hushed voices of those who survived it.
- 05
How to understand Israel in 60 days or less
Sarah Glidden
A deeply earnest, watercolor-washed journey through the messy intersection of personal identity and geopolitical reality.
- 06
In the Shadow of No Towers
Art Spiegelman · 2005
A frantic, visually explosive time capsule of post-9/11 paranoia and political fury.
- 07
Chroniques de Jérusalem
Guy Delisle
A wry, quietly observant diary of navigating the mundane absurdities and heavy realities of life in a deeply divided city.
- 08
Maus I
Art Spiegelman · 1986
A stark, unsentimental descent into the horrors of history and the lingering echoes of trauma across generations.
- 09
Showa 1926–1939
Shigeru Mizuki
A meticulously illustrated window into the everyday struggles and bustling streets of a nation on the brink of war.
- 10
Berlin Boxing Club
Robert Sharenow
A tense, coming-of-age survival story where the physical grit of the boxing ring collides with the creeping dread of a society descending into hatred.
- 11
Persepolis 1-4
Marjane Satrapi · 2007
A fiercely intimate, darkly funny, and deeply moving portrait of growing up rebellious in a world turned upside down.
- 12
Sex Criminals
Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
A hilarious, sexually frank romp through time, space, and the messy reality of what happens after the honeymoon phase ends.
