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The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

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lu_franks's review against another edition

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challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

amadacla's review against another edition

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Un libro straordinario, intenso, profondo avvolgente. Lo rileggerò perché è così denso di temi che c’è bisogno di una seconda lettura per assorbirli tutti nella loro complessità:
la lettura come mezzo per estraniarsi da se stessi e dalla realtà, limiti dell’essere umano, bugie e omissioni, vergogna e crimine, colpa e espiazione. A volte non basta il pentimento per essere assolti.

pam_simpson06's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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selamski's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

al3x1113's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

it was disturbing in a way that keeps you hooked. it was hauntingly beautiful. i wish there was more character development, but i enjoyed it nonetheless

ellephuonglinhnguyen's review against another edition

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4.0

Why? Why does what was beautiful suddenly shatter in hindsight because it concealed dark truths? Why does the memory of years of happy marriage turn to gall when our partner is revealed to have had a lover all those years? Because such a situation makes it impossible to be happy? But we were happy! Sometimes the memory of happiness cannot stay true because it ended unhappily. Because happiness is only real if it lasts forever? Because things always end painfully if they contained pain, conscious or unconscious, all along? But what is unconscious, unrecognized pain?