Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

9 reviews

sp00kyx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

*Read in German.

I watched the movie a few months ago and really liked it, but felt dissatisfied by the message. I felt as though the director didn’t really know himself what he wanted to convey, and what they wanted the message to be. It left me confused and frustrated. But the book answered all of those questions and I loved the way Bernard Schlink showed the thoughts and personalities of the two main characters. Hanna was actually a person, with a story and a real personality (positive and negative) and not just this evil person that needs to be condemned like in the movie. The message was also so much clearer in the book and it really made me think about the way we (as a country) handled and handle this topic. The writing was great, straight to the point but still immersive and the ending deeply upset me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, War, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Vomit and Physical abuse

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, War, Genocide, Suicide, Pedophilia, Death, Vomit, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

tigerkind's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical content, Sexual content, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Genocide

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

Minor: Toxic friendship and War

carolin_xenia's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Antisemitism, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Violence

buzzi_maus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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? Yes

4.0

sag mir doch wer dass es nach dem ersten Kapitel nur noch weiter bergab geht :,)

kl liste meinerseits zu im buch erwähnten büchern:
 - "Le Rouge et le Noir" Stendhal 1830
 - "Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull" Thomas Mann 1922
 - "Ilias" Homer 8./7. Jh. v. Chr.
 - "Odyssee" Homer 8./7. Jh. v. Chr.
 - "Vier Reden gegen Catilina" Marcus Tallius Cicero 63 v. Chr.
 - "The old man and the sea" Ernest Hemingway 1952
 - "Emilia Galotti" Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 1772
 - "Kabale und Liebe" Friedrich Schiller 1784
 - "Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts" Joseph von Eichendorf 1826
 - "Krieg und Frieden" Leo Tolstoy 1865

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Antisemitism, Genocide, and Confinement

Moderate: Death, War, Abandonment, Deportation, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Suicide, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

es hat tatsächlich mehr als einen CN und ein TW gebraucht

merrychristmas's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Death

Minor: Antisemitism, Suicide, and Genocide

adrionmacaron's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Deportation, Genocide, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

clarisseep's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Violence, Genocide, and Antisemitism

thereaderfriend's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Antisemitism