Der Vorleser, Bestseller und übersetzt in 39 Sprachen, ist eine didaktische Roman, eine fließende Buch. Es hat theologische Gnade, noch die Darstellung unserer Heimat an Ausländer ist typisch.
Plus d'une fois au cours de ma vie, j'ai fait ce que je n'avais pas décidé, et ce que j'avais décidé, je ne l'ai pas fait.Si la vérité de ce qu'on dit, c'est ce qu'on fait, on peut aussi bien renoncer à parler.
'The Reader' gradually grew on me, still I think involving the Holocaust was a mistake the author made, trying to render the book more readable. Sex sales but heartbreaking stories about the Second World War sell too, so I was left with the impression that Schlink picked these two over-exploited top...
I'm not really sure why this book is considered one of the best books of all time and managed to make into the big 1001 list. Most of the time, even if I don't like a book, I tend to understand why someone else picked it. In this case, I'm rather clueless. Is it, perhaps, that people see in it some ...
Not as amazing as I expected it to be. Still good, but a little bit of a let down. Especially after all the reviews it's received. The flow of writing is a little sluggish, but I'm going to blame that on the fact that I read a translation. But the questions this book asks? Phew.
I don't like comparing books and films, but I had seen the film of this first (and enjoyed it) which encouraged me to seek out the book, and so I was familiar with the story beforehand. I loved the story first time round and the book contains even more of the thought-provoking nature of the topics c...
'The Reader' is about a 15 year old boy who has a relationship with an older woman. When she disappears, years later he finds her on trial for war crimes. As he struggles to come to terms with his feelings for her then and afterwards, he attempts to find out the truth and motivation behind her beha...
Can we both condemn and understand the past?My reading of the English translation of this book may be influenced by the outstanding movie version, which won Kate Winslet her (well-deserved) Oscar. Often, when I read the book version of a movie that has moved me deeply I’m disappointed (or vice versa...
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