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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Sad. What a waste of a life was what ran through my mind. I actually found the trial scenes in the film version more compelling but it's a very well-written, taut book, no words wasted. It's not often you read a post-WW2 book written in/ set in Germany and dredges up questions.
challenging
dark
emotional
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
emotional
reflective
tense
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
Retroactive review
Eerie, scintillating, mysterious, lonely, and deeply empathic.
This story echoes a loss and deeply embedded trauma in myself. The passion and pain of the narrative are thinly veiled under stark clinical recollection.
Eerie, scintillating, mysterious, lonely, and deeply empathic.
This story echoes a loss and deeply embedded trauma in myself. The passion and pain of the narrative are thinly veiled under stark clinical recollection.
Actual rating: 3.5/5
This book was pretty good. I definitely enjoyed the second half of this book more than the first half though.
This book was pretty good. I definitely enjoyed the second half of this book more than the first half though.
Edit: TW: pedophilia. Idc about the contents but a book that shows a relationship between an adult and a child without showing it as problematic does not deserve 4 stars (which I had previously given..)
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This is one of those books that has an impact on you. The kind that makes you ask questions. The writing was great.
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This is one of those books that has an impact on you. The kind that makes you ask questions. The writing was great.
dark
emotional
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