3k reviews for:

Der Vorleser

Bernhard Schlink

3.65 AVERAGE

midway's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Suicide, Toxic relationship

lackingggrace's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

victoriawatson373's review against another edition

5.0

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So good. Such a fast paced, cleanly written novel with twists and turns that keeps you guessing but most importantly makes you think. it forces you to question things you thought you knew about yourself. Excellent. Read it.

annemf13's review against another edition

5.0

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Highly suggest this read. This slow burn forces you to think about responsibility, love, and choice. Truly enjoyed this thoughtful book.

emmasophie22_03's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark informative reflective tense fast-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

owalenta's review against another edition

4.5

emotional informative 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

ysaac's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes

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A slow, contemplative book. It’s truly a gorgeous story about guilt and trying to understand oneself.  The story starts with a baseline of horror knowing that a character was a part of the Nazi infrastructure, but challenges the reader to relate to a boy who falls in love with her without understanding who she is until much later, and the torturous mixture of shame and guilt and love and nostalgia that seeps into his every thought therein.

nruth's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

k8lauren's review against another edition

3.0

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Loved the beginning of this book so much. Maybe my expectations were too high for the rest of it.

redgoddess's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced