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The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

69 reviews

be4thedawn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Ein guter Klassiker der mich am Anfang total gecatcht hat aber ab der Mitte recht nachgelassen hat leider. Jedoch ein sehr interessanter Plot und überraschende Charakter - Kann man auf jeden Fall lesen :)

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dthibodeau's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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mausekuchen's review against another edition

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challenging emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Ich habe schon lange kein Buch mehr gelesen, bei dem ich mir am Ende so unsicher war, wie genau ich es bewerten möchte.

Das Buch thematisiert sexuelle Ausnutzung und emotionale Manipulation, Erklärung und Verklärung von Erlebtem und Personen, von ethisch-rechtlichen Fragen und eigener Moral, von Eitelkeit und Scham, der emotionalen Taubheit bei Konfrontation mit Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit und der großen Schuldfrage in all dem.

Es stellt interessante philosphische Gedankengänge und Hypothesen auf, aber vollkommen hat mich das Buch nicht überzeugt. Da ich noch keine andere vergleichbare Literatur zur Aufarbeitung der Nazi-Zeit gelesen habe, fehlt mir auch Vergleichsmaterial, um das Buch auf dieser Ebene zu bewerten.

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valeeni's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Was anfängt wie eine Liebesgeschichte, behandelt im weiteren Verlauf die Fragen nach Schuld, Vergebung und die Hoffnung auf eine bessere Zukunft.

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pam_simpson06's review

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dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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inkspren's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. I really enjoyed this book. But what a sad sad story.

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sp00kyx's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

*Read in German.

I watched the movie a few months ago and really liked it, but felt dissatisfied by the message. I felt as though the director didn’t really know himself what he wanted to convey, and what they wanted the message to be. It left me confused and frustrated. But the book answered all of those questions and I loved the way Bernard Schlink showed the thoughts and personalities of the two main characters. Hanna was actually a person, with a story and a real personality (positive and negative) and not just this evil person that needs to be condemned like in the movie. The message was also so much clearer in the book and it really made me think about the way we (as a country) handled and handle this topic. The writing was great, straight to the point but still immersive and the ending deeply upset me.

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