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The Reader
- Narrated by: Sam Peter Jackson
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
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For fifteen-year-old Michael Berg, a chance meeting with an older woman leads to far more than he ever imagined. The woman in question is Hanna, and before long they embark on a passionate, clandestine love affair which leaves Michael both euphoric and confused. For Hanna is not all she seems.
Years later, as a law student observing a trial in Germany, Michael is shocked to realize that the person in the dock is Hanna. The woman he had loved is a criminal. Much about her behaviour during the trial does not make sense. But then suddenly, and terribly, it does - Hanna is not only obliged to answer for a horrible crime, she is also desperately concealing another deep secret.
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- Caroline
- 09-11-22
Very thought provoking and deeper than I expected
I am guilty of watching the film first this was my h deeper and you can tell the author has thought deeply about the connotations of the aftermath and is very smart and well educated. I enjoyed it very much
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- William Carse-Austen
- 27-06-23
A brilliant insight into German psychology
Told through the eyes of (what you can only imagine is Schlick himself, a lawyer and judge) who sees himself later in the book. A mature read and hyper complex for someone who didn’t grow up in Germany at the time, I find it a great insight into another world.
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- jon-boy888
- 13-03-23
How the dead judge the living
Everyone should read this. It's very deep and explores how reading itself matters so such to human interaction. Delved the German psychosis and impacts of pre and post WW2 on its citizens. The ramifications of Nazism and it's warped values. The final section is a masterpiece and worth the journey.
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- Nutty prof
- 13-10-23
Melancholic
Tells a sad story, but life is sad, as we unfortunately find out as we grow old.
Well worth a listen, Kate Winslet thoroughly deserved her Oscar for her performance in the movie.
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- Jordan
- 06-05-22
Beautiful
Adore this book read it so many times and love the audiobook. Gripping tale, heartache and just amazing
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- K
- 06-03-24
Thought provoking
So beautifully, concisely written and deeply thought provoking. A fascinating topic which explores uncomfortable feelings with honesty.
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