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O leitor

Bernhard Schlink

3.65 AVERAGE

challenging dark reflective sad slow-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

It was readable. However, I guessed Hanna's secret early. I felt that I never really understood Hanna and I wished we learned more about her background.

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

Very powerful read.
challenging dark 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

It's been on my TBR pile since 2016, and has survived several pile purges because it sounded good...

But I wouldn't read it again. It was hurried, predictable and emotionless.
emotional informative reflective
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"And if I was not guilty because one cannot be guilty of betraying a criminal, then I was guilty of having loved a criminal."

I feel like I'll think about this book very often in the future.

Very deep and thoughtful. Complex emotions of lasting impacts of human interactions.