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Читець

Бернгард Шлінк, Bernhard Schlink

3.65 AVERAGE

jakespancakes's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

Really enjoyed the first part, the latter two parts kind of dragged.

iforgotmyname's review against another edition

3.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

charlie_sw's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

accioemilia's review against another edition

2.0

I read this book before I saw the movie and I'm not sure I would have cared either way. Both were fairly mediocre in my opinion. The movie was, for once, better than the book. I'm a book purist normally so this is odd for me. However, I just really did not like far too much about this book. Whether it was the page-long tangents of irrelevant description or the slightly awkward writing style of Bernhard Schlink, I don't know if it really matters. This book just did not sit well with me. I appreciate everything it makes a reader think about and the subject matters that it brings up but I wish it had been presented by a better novelist.

mbrusalis's review against another edition

4.0

I admit it. I saw the movie before I read the book, but still I think this novel is wonderful. I love the way its written. The language is beautifully simple and it kept my attention the entire time.

sorchabarry's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

megnchzz's review against another edition

2.0

I tried counting all the times he said the awful phrase “made love” but quickly lost count. Boring and dry and the author seemed like he was not invested in the book whatsoever.