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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Das Buch ist zwar relativ flott zu lesen, hat jedoch immer wieder Momente, die sich etwas lang ziehen. Im Großen und Ganzen ist der Lesefluss von Anfang bis Ende jedoch einheitlich, und auch der Schreibstil ist sehr direkt/lässt wenig offen. “Der Vorleser” ist auf jeden Fall empfehlenswert und interessant.
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
informative
fast-paced
Perhaps if you had so little in life and had nothing to lose, you couldn't care less about consequences and scandals. Maybe that was Hanna Schmidt thought when she took in Michael Berg, a boy half her age, to bed. They had passionate affair, full of love, lust and heat, until one day Hanna just left without a word. Michael moved on with his life, but he couldn't erased Hanna from his mind, especially when one day, they met again in court, where Hanna was trialed for a terrible crime. A crime with a less punishment if Michael could just told the court what he knew about Hanna.
I like the movie better (I watched it years ago). The passions Michael and Hanna had for each other, the passions Hanna showed on her face when Michael read to her, the passions Michael had when taped his reading, it all shown better in the movie, not to mention the actors were two of my most favorite (Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, hands down!). Actually I was impressed that a-not-so-impressive book could turn into a great movie. It didn't mean I didn't enjoy the book cause I do, and it told the story of the another side of the Holocaust I've never read before. I just love the movie better.
I like the movie better (I watched it years ago). The passions Michael and Hanna had for each other, the passions Hanna showed on her face when Michael read to her, the passions Michael had when taped his reading, it all shown better in the movie, not to mention the actors were two of my most favorite (Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, hands down!). Actually I was impressed that a-not-so-impressive book could turn into a great movie. It didn't mean I didn't enjoy the book cause I do, and it told the story of the another side of the Holocaust I've never read before. I just love the movie better.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was actually surprised by how much I liked this book, because I'd recently had a conversation with someone about how stupid the movie is, and, yeah, I know the book is not the movie, but there's sort of a key thing that's held back in the movie and then presented at the end as if it's some big Six Sense moment, when really everyone is all "Duh" by that point. And I was worried that would happen in the book, and it sooooooooort of did, but the book handled it with much more subtlety and less "OMG HE'S DEAD"-ness, and anyway, it's sort of not the whole point of the book.
The book brought up interesting perspectives on things (largely related to WWWII and its aftermath in Germany; there's more philosophy to the story than I was expecting. This would be a great book to teach.
The narrator's a little distant at times, but that's very much the point. Not sure how much I was sympathizing (although not necessarily empathizing) with the Hannah character because I was picturing Kate Winslet the whole time, but I think the point was to sympathize with her (Hannah, not Kate) a bit and what does that mean?
Anyway, it's like 200 pages, short chapters, easy to read, gives you lots to ponder. I wish someone I knew had read this so we could discuss it. And isn't that a nice thing? When you read a book and really long to discuss it with someone?
The book brought up interesting perspectives on things (largely related to WWWII and its aftermath in Germany; there's more philosophy to the story than I was expecting. This would be a great book to teach.
The narrator's a little distant at times, but that's very much the point. Not sure how much I was sympathizing (although not necessarily empathizing) with the Hannah character because I was picturing Kate Winslet the whole time, but I think the point was to sympathize with her (Hannah, not Kate) a bit and what does that mean?
Anyway, it's like 200 pages, short chapters, easy to read, gives you lots to ponder. I wish someone I knew had read this so we could discuss it. And isn't that a nice thing? When you read a book and really long to discuss it with someone?
You know, it's not great but it is worth reading. For one thing, so little attention is paid to the female guards in Nazi Germany. There were some story problems I had, but none I can exactly pinpoint. It was more issues felt while reading it. As it is such a short book, it's definitely worth your time. It should make an interesting movie. I can't wait to see what Kate Winslet does with Hanna.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The unending was unexpected, but it did the story justice.