A review by mittland
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

3.0

I read this in german class and one man whom I came to loathe over the course of the... course, raved about this book as a "sensual, erotic work", which is such a misunderstanding and also such oversharing that it made me feel a bit sick at the time. This book is about coming to terms with how your memories contrast with reality, how things that once seemed sweet can turn dark once you have to bring them back into the light. Powerful, but a tough read. At times, very very heavy.