Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Der Vorleser 6th edition by Schlink, Bernhard (1999) Paperback by Bernhard Schlink

50 reviews

enoemo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

Comes with a solid amount of trigger warnings - please be aware of the pedophilia and grooming that happens in this book. I found it interesting and well written, but not much more than that. The thought process of the narrator is understandable and makes sense in light of the gaslighting and grooming he faced, but it lacked something for me personally. It raises some interesting points about the processing of the holocaust post-war, but then again, I do feel like there's other works of literature that do this in a more profound way with a more lasting impact. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Sexual content, Suicide, and Child death

Minor: Vomit

ireneac's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Suicide

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

ohdeerboi's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

calealactee's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Confinement

8momo8's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Antisemitism

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

namenotimportant's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, and Suicide

callmebella's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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