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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Suicide, Xenophobia, Vomit, Antisemitism
Minor: Toxic friendship, War
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Antisemitism
Moderate: Suicide, Religious bigotry, War
On first reading, I never understood the complexity and layering employed by Schlink to create this modern masterpiece. Just incredible.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Honestly, this was fine. It didn't blow me of my feet or really catch me, but it was a fast read and I felt that Micheal was often very relatable and I was able to sympathize with him sometimes. Like when he talked about action and determination in the beginning.
A little dry, but still touching. I first wanted to read this because the plot has a bit to do with the Holocaust (a topic that I am fascinated by). It was interesting enough for me to keep reading till the end, but certainly wasn't something I couldn't put down.
This book is an excellent story that illustrates the extreme negative impact of an adult female committing sexual offenses with a pseudo-consenting teenage boy.