Published 1995
This book is a very good short read. Surprisingly devourable, given the heavy expectation of a novel dealing with the holocaust, Schlink introduces a complex humanity to all sides of his story. Guilt, and the proper ownership of it's past, are intrinsically connected to the relationship between a young man and older woman representing two very significant generations in recent German history - those that lived through the Second War and their children, who grew to denounce their parents' complicity.
A poignant story that refuses the luxury of dehumanising that which we don't understand.
This book was a BookCrossing book.
2 comments:
Blog is looking good, babe! And I'm glad you enjoyed The Reader... I'd like to read it again now we've been to Germany. Sigh, so many books, so little time.
Well said.
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