Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Høytleseren by Bernhard Schlink

86 reviews

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

2.0

reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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na ja.

meiner meinung nach an sich definitiv einer der eher interessanteren deutschen klassiker - besser als homo faber und kabale und liebe und was man da so alles lesen musste.

die thematik war okay, die überlegungen bezüglich des holocausts und des zweiten weltkriegs recht gut zu lesen; die beziehung zwischen michael und hanna amüsant (wenn auch höchst fragwürdig angesichts dessen dass er fünfzehn war und sie über dreißig), allerdings auch faszinierend.
erinnerte mich sehr an frankenstein und sein monster; ... educating rita?

der plot-twist am ende war hervorragend. ein gutes ende für eine leider in allen aspekten mittelmäßige geschichte.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Genocide, Suicide, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War

jade_in_pages's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

mayo_confessionary's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Genocide, War

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail

frogle's review against another edition

1.25

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

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Pflichtlektüre 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

shea_proulx's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War

carolin_xenia's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence

pseudolain's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

lela_f's review against another edition

3.5

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia

Minor: Genocide

enoemo's review against another edition

3.5

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: Complicated

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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, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Gaslighting

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

Minor: Vomit

toastgesnackt's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Antisemitism, War, Deportation