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La Fraternité by Takis Würger

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stefaniefrei's review against another edition

5.0

"Es ist alles wahr"

Ganz, ganz selten bin ich der Ansicht, dass so ein Klappentext gut ist. Hier bin ich sogar der Ansicht, dass der Klappentext genau richtig ist zur Beschreibung dieses Kleinods.

Danke an den wundervollen Verlag Kein & Aber, auch für die liebevolle Gestaltung, so passend.

sarah_liest's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
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

3.5

vickal's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

readinggrrl's review against another edition

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4.0

This book seems to be Wurger's first book translated into English. His other novels are still in German. Hans is a socially awkward boy who has been deeply affected by the death of both of his parents in a short time frame and his aunt putting him in a boarding school. While at school Hans got proficient at boxing and as he gets ready to graduate his aunt comes to get him saying she needs help. She wants him to go undercover in one of the wealthy Social clubs at Cambridge but she won't tell him why.

This is a well written, intricately plotted book. There are layers to this book that unfold as you go. Chapters are broken down by different characters giving a different perspective for what is going on. However there is an Asian character that just always felt out of place. I'm not sure what Wuger was attempting with this character other than to show how hard it is for non-whites in this very upscale elite club scene.

The privileged don't believe they play by the same rules as everyone else and even once things are starting to fall into place you know that things are never really going to change, that things will be brushed under the rug and continue status quo. White privilege and power play a huge part in this game of whose who and if you fit the profile you have the choice to straddle the line that is good and evil.

Well received in Germany I think Wurger is a name to keep an eye on. I hope more of his work gets translated if its as good as this one was.

greenbourne's review against another edition

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4.0

The first thing i really liked about the book was that each chapter in the book is written through the perspective of a person. For me this felt as a good way to present the reader background information about each person and give a better understanding of its motives. Despite the shortness of the book, it gives the characters enough time to develop. It is not only a story about revenge, but also about lonliness, self-destruction, self-confidence, friendship, humanism and responsibility. In my opinion the book is worth reading, because it tells a story from different angles, avoids this classical black-and-white story telling and is well written.