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The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

liebehr's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

idawlf's review against another edition

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challenging tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

martacorreia's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

a_rasmussen's review against another edition

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

2.25

fallinallinval's review against another edition

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3.0

No dejo de sentir que el libro romantiza y enaltece una relación bastante tóxica y que, aunque se retoma de manera diferente y sin “peligro” para Michael, lo marcó muchísimo y literalmente definió su manera de relacionarse con las mujeres por el resto de su vida. Es como si dijeran “sí, Hanna lo trató re mal, pero miren le dice ‘chiquillo’ y aprende a escribir para comunicarse con él!!! isn’t that cute???”
ALSO no olvidemos que la relación comienza como ABUSO, Michael tiene quince años al comienzo del libro mientras que Hanna tiene TREINTA Y SEIS

lunas_moon3's review against another edition

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2.0

Warum beinhaltet fast jedes der Bücher von der Liste meiner Deutsch Lehrerin S3x ?!

anna26's review against another edition

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dark inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

elisajanning's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

gosia_maria99's review against another edition

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3.0

Read this for my final year of my degree in German. Not sure why we needed such graphic descriptions of sex between a 15 year old and a woman in her 30s to be able to appreciate the second and third parts of the book, which were very fascinating and brilliantly written, and lined up well with my study and research into the concept of "Deutsche Schuld". I had to dock a star for the first part, there could have been better ways to build up an image of the woman who then stands on trial for a war crime, and the young law student who can't stop attending the court proceedings.

klokar's review against another edition

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

4.25