But I really don’t have much to say about The Reader. I had seen the movie when it was in the theatres and loved it. A friend lent me the book and it has lived on my shelf for way too long. I’m going through my books and trying to make progress on what I have and what I need to return to people. At least I have one less borrowed book.
As for the book, it was beautifully written. Not a long piece and it gives an interesting perspective of the effect of the war on the German people, even to those in the next generation. Though it was a short read, every chapter felt like a piece of the puzzle that defined that man’s life in three acts to display how one person can become interwoven into the fabric of their character.
That might be a very bad description of what the book was about. I highly recommend the book and the movie. The movie was a faithful representation of the book and you could choose one over the other and not feel cheated out of the story experience.
Now, must find a happy novel to read.
2 comments:
I like this new feature of showing a picture of the books. Now I can judge them, not only by your interpretation of the stories inside, but also by the irrelevant pictures, fonts and overall design of the covers. Bravo.
That was exactly what I was going for. I figure that would give a whole new level of shallow judgement that my reviews could never achieve. Pictures are pretty.
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