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Reader by Bernard Schlink
The Reader is a brief tale about sex, love, reading and shame in post-war Germany. Michael Berg is 15 when he begins a long, obsessive affair with Hanna, an enigmatic older woman. He never learns very much about her and when she disappears one day, he expects never to see her again. But, to his horror, he does. Hanna is a defendant in a trial related to Germany's Nazi past and it soon becomes clear that she is guilty of an unspeakable crime. As Michael follows the trial, he struggles with an overwhelming question: what should his generation do with its knowledge of the Holocaust?
Winner of the Boston Book Review's Fisk Fiction Prize.
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| Anonymous | The Reader - a review of the film | 0 | Jun 10 2009, 9:53 AM EDT by Anonymous | ||
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Having read this novel six months ago, I was interested to watch the film. It didn't disappoint. The film is very faithful to the book with the same emotions generated in the watcher/reader. Kate Winslet is excellent as Hanna . The only comment I would have is that the trial happens all too quickly and if you hadn't read the book, you could miss a lot of the details. In the book it is also much clearer with more incidents to hint at that Hanna is illiterate.
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| digestivereader | wow factor eight | 2 | May 12 2009, 11:49 AM EDT by Anonymous | ||
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This would not have been a book I would have chosen for the title. It sounds a little dull to me. Fortunately I am a member of Portsea book club and this book was the choice of a group member.
A poignant account of a relationship between an older woman and young boy in a war torn European capital city. Because the book is non- judgemental I was able to be the same. Actions have consequences and the twist is in the final chapter. I love a book that allows me to question my standards and beliefs this does so without patronising. Easy and pleasurable reading - |
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