This exceptional novel explores the complex relationship between Hanna and Michael against a backdrop of post war Germany and the differing impact of guilt for their respective generations. The tale of the central relationship is sensitively told and the difficult context is examined through their r...
This review is going to be both in Hebrew and English. I read this book in Hebrew therefore I think a Hebrew review will be better, but since all my other reviews are in English I'll make an English one as well. עבר המון זמן מהפעם האחרונה שקראתי ספר בעברית. אני אפילו לא בטוחה שאני יכולה להזכר מתי...
How a middle-aged, unattractive fascist becomes sympathetic to some readers if she undresses often enough for a teenage boy, as written by a German judge who had all too much spare time.
This book is a masterpiece in my opinion especially the way it was written. It was amazing the way it made me think so many times, in so many instances, what would I do? How would I have reacted to that moral decision I am forced to make? The Reader was so sensuous, sexy, disturbing, and confl...
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink can be considered as a chronicle of a German post the Nazi era and an intricate labyrinth of how the past connects to the present, thereby forming the future.Let me begin by saying that this book might be tearjerker to some because of the sadness that prevails througho...
The Reader was a book that I was hesitant to read. I had heard so much about how the plot revolves around the relationship between an adult woman and a 15 year old boy and I thought this would be another 'Lolita' experience - a book that you should read, but will make you uncomfortable. I loved this...
This novel, "The Reader," by Bernhard Schlink, has an incredible premise. A young man, Michael, learns about love from an older woman, Hanna, in Germany, not long after WW II. The relationship lasts for perhaps a year, and one of the most interesting aspects in the relationship is how he reads to t...
I watched the movie before I read the book. That is never a smart move but it was especially dimwitted in this case. In my defense I didn't know the movie was based on a book. How did I not know that? The big secret wasn't so secret. I already knew the big reveal. It didn't ruin the book for me but...
ETA: I am a bit of a perfectionist. I wanted to make sure I hadn't missed some detail, so I listened to parts two and three again. It was not boring listening a second time; the writing is beautiful and there is so much to ponder. It is about the holocaust so do not expect an easy, light read! It is...
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