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| Topics | | messages | Last message | | | 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : ProfilerSR's 75 Book Challenge | | 266 | tymfos, Today 9:36pm |  |
| 100 Books Challenge for 2009 : torontoc's Books Read in 2009 | | 200 | torontoc, Today 4:09pm | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Torontoc's Books Read in 2009-Part 2 | | 224 | torontoc, Today 4:08pm | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Zero's 2009 Challenge | | 187 | zanix, Today 1:36pm | |
| Club Read 2009 : Rachbxl's 2009 reading | | 155 | deebee1, Today 6:25am | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Kate's 2009 Reading | | 186 | kateleversuch, Today 4:39am | |
| 50 Book Challenge : citygirl in 2009 | | 83 | citygirl, Yesterday 8:04pm | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Bookbugg's 2009 Challenge | | 28 | Bookbugg, Wednesday 6:08pm | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Milda-TX quits lurking and posts already, darn it | | 54 | nancyewhite, Wednesday 2:23pm | |
| 50 Book Challenge : sydamy's 50+ book challenge for 2009 | | 139 | sydamy, Wednesday 1:26pm | |
| 50 Book Challenge : bonniebook's Best of Your Best, 2009 | | 330 | bonniebooks, Wednesday 11:44am | |
| 50 Book Challenge : LadyViolet - 2009 | | 145 | LadyViolet, Wednesday 11:33am | |
| Reading Globally : One more 'round the world - eairo reads from Helsinki to Helsinki | | 167 | depressaholic, Tuesday 4:26pm | |
| 250 book challenge : Dyrfinna's 2009 Reading | | 142 | Dyrfinna, Tuesday 12:27pm | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Here we go again! RedBowlingBallRuth's reading challenge '09! | | 244 | drneutron, Tuesday 9:40am | |
| 999 Challenge : Moneybeets' | | 97 | cmbohn, Tuesday 12:19am | |
| 250 book challenge : Zero's 2009 Challenge | | 115 | zanix, Sunday 11:01pm | |
| The Green Dragon : What's your favourite book so far this year? | | 109 | Kaywinnit, Sunday 10:12pm | |
| Club Read 2009 : akeela's 2009 reading | | 234 | avaland, Sunday 9:30pm | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : Judylou's 1001 | | 41 | judylou, Saturday 8:10pm | |
| De parelketting : Kadoboek | | 4 | catharina28, Saturday 1:56pm | |
| List Five Books Parlour Game : prison or captivity themes? | | 23 | mamalaz, Friday 6:23pm | |
| 20-Something LibraryThingers : What are your top 5 recomended books? | | 27 | LheaJLove, Friday 3:14pm | |
| 50 Book Challenge : notmyrealname is off again for 2009 | | 85 | notmyrealname, Friday 7:20am | |
| Historical Fiction : World War II fiction recommendations | | 185 | GailMultop, December 10 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : Shorter books | | 68 | KimB, December 9 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : rebelaessedai's 2009 challenge | | 9 | rebelaessedai, December 7 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Chrine's (2009) | | 62 | chrine, December 7 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : BaileysAndBooks Updated Reading List for 2009 75 Book Challenge | | 29 | alcottacre, December 7 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Whitney's 75 Book Challenge | | 96 | alcottacre, December 6 | |
| 999 Challenge : Whitney's | | 73 | Retrogirl85, December 6 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : Soffitta1's 1001 Books- Lifetime of Reading | | 20 | soffitta1, December 4 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of November 21, 2009? | | 227 | Glorybe1, December 2 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : Blondierocket's 1001 Progress | | 14 | blondierocket, December 1 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Kitiria's 50 Books 2009 | | 35 | Kitiria, November 28 | |
| 1010 Category Challenge : Lisa's 2010 Category Challenge | | 14 | SaraHope, November 26 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Lin-z's 09 books | | 20 | Lin-Z, November 26 | |
| 999 Challenge : atlargeinthewrld's 999 attempt | | 51 | atlargeintheworld, November 26 | |
| Book talk : A STUPID GAME TO PLAY......OLD ONE IS TOO LONG TOO! | | 321 | hemlokgang, November 24 | |
| 999 Challenge : WomblingStar's 999 challenge | | 50 | WomblingStar, November 23 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Womblingstar's books for 2009 | | 50 | WomblingStar, November 23 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading the Week of November 14, 2009? | | 178 | slarsoncollins, November 23 | |
| Book talk : Another Silly Game Part 34 | | 385 | AHS-Wolfy, November 22 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : aktakukac's 2009 Challenge | | 54 | aktakukac, November 17 | |
| Club Read 2009 : cabegley's 2009 reading, Part II | | 46 | avaland, November 15 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Starting the 2009 challenge | | 13 | garbison, November 13 | |
| Club Read 2009 : Chrine's 2009 Reading | | 115 | chrine, November 10 | |
| 999 Challenge : Blondierocket's | | 88 | cmbohn, November 7 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Hyacinth's 75 in 2009 | | 66 | Whisper1, November 7 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What are your favorite World War Two novels? | | 86 | mollygrace, November 3 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Fasciknitting's 75 Book Challenge for 2009 | | 177 | alcottacre, November 2 | |
| Reading Globally : Cait86's Round the World Journey | | 17 | Cait86, October 24 | |
| 999 Challenge : judylou's 999 challenge | | 115 | judylou, October 23 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : The worst books I've read in the first quarter of 2009. | | 133 | alcottacre, October 8 | |
| 1010 Category Challenge : readeron's 1010 | | 19 | readeron, September 22 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : lawgrrl07's for 2009 | | 33 | lawgrrl07, September 14 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Blondierocket's 2009 Challenge | | 213 | Cauterize, September 8 | |
| 999 Challenge : Remember to tag your books! | | 59 | stephmo, September 7 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : Nickelini's 1001 List | | 14 | soylentgreen23, September 7 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : atlargeinthewrld's 50 Books list (so-far) | | 33 | billiejean, September 6 | |
| 999 Challenge : times 2 | | 38 | bucketyell, August 23 | |
| The Europe Endless Challenge : Nickelini's European Reading Adventure | | 6 | Nickelini, August 19 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : merry10's 2008 challenge | | 222 | merry10, August 17 | |
| 1010 Category Challenge : Leah's Categories | | 11 | chrine, August 14 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 24 May 2008 | | 202 | Storeetllr, August 14 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : WilowRaven's 75 | | 134 | WilowRaven, August 13 | |
| Club Read 2009 : cabegley's 2009 reading | | 231 | cabegley, August 9 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : What 1001 book are you reading: July 2009 | | 103 | susiesharp, August 1 | |
| Hogwarts Express : What are you reading in July? | | 150 | foggidawn, August 1 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Sorrel's Books | | 59 | Sorrel, July 22 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Laura's Books for 2009 | | 73 | lbucci3, July 21 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : What are you reading, June 2009 | | 109 | notmyrealname, July 17 | |
| Books in Books : Message Board | | 92 | JimThomson, July 13 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : Plekter's progress | | 17 | plekter, July 9 | |
| 999 Challenge : Shannon's '09 list | | 51 | ShannonMDE, July 6 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Books Brought Home- June 2009 | | 331 | mckait, July 1 | |
| German Library Thingers : Kurze Bücher! Gibt es die überhaupt noch? | | 44 | birder4106, June 29 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : janetaileen's 1001 must reads | | 9 | janetaileen, June 27 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Anyone read 'Homecoming' by Bernhard Schlink? | | 4 | saratoga99, June 27 | |
| Best book read recently : Fiction | | 38 | pdebolt, June 26 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : orangeena's 75 for 2009 | | 205 | orangeena, June 26 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : bonniebook's 50 book challenge 2009 | | 313 | billiejean, June 25 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : BookyMouse's "Every Minute Another Book" list for 2009 (up to 59) | | 4 | cameling, June 14 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Torontoc's Books Read in 2009 | | 308 | torontoc, June 8 | |
| 999 Challenge : LisaMorr's | | 76 | LisaMorr, May 31 | |
| 999 Challenge : Boookywooky's 999 challenge | | 44 | boookywooky, May 19 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : sorchah's challenge | | 20 | sorchah, May 17 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Whisper1's reading list take three | | 255 | Whisper1, May 5 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : poplin's 75 books in 2009 | | 25 | Prop2gether, April 23 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : : What You Are Reading the Week of 11 April 2009 | | 196 | FicusFan, April 18 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Books Brought Home, April 2009 | | 237 | mckait, April 17 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : poplin's 50+ books in 2009 | | 53 | poplin, April 2 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : 1001 List: What Book are You Reading MARCH '09 | | 145 | klobrien2, April 1 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Mariec's Books for 2009 | | 23 | Mariecg, March 25 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : The 1001 "I've Read That" chain game, Thread Three | | 299 | Booksloth, March 22 | |
| CBC's Canada Reads Fans : Canada Reads 2009 | | 39 | Nickelini, March 6 | |
| Book of the month club : February | | 12 | Nickelini, March 5 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : what is the most important factor when you buy a book | | 42 | rocketjk, March 3 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : What Book From the 1001 List are You Reading: February 2009 | | 137 | joeinma, March 3 | |
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... to answer it!
Answer these questions using only the titles of the books you've read this year:
Describe yourself: The Reader
How do you feel: Hide and Seek
Describe where you currently live: Neverwhere
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: The Line of Beauty
Yo ... ... Trumpet by Anthony Lewis
Guardian of Lies by Steve Martini
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafasi
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
The Gulag Archipelago by Alexandr Solzenitsyn ... story about a blind cat who "teaches" his owner about courage. Not a surprise to me; I think cats are amazing.
32. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
It was ok. I was interested in seeing the movie just to find out what it was about. It wasn't a mind-blowing revelation, but the character ... ... 365 gedichten uit Overijssel heb ik inderdaad ook al eens cadeau gedaan. Wat ik echt heel leuk vind om te geven is De voorlezer van Bernhard Schlink, en dan voorgelezen, dus als luisterboek. Het is al een geweldig goed boek, en het voorgelezen worden past precies bij waar het in het ... >21 I read The Reader very recently for part of my course at Uni and I've actually got to write an essay on it (I'm supposed to be doing that right now really :P) I found it very interesting and it does make you think about what we, as later generations would have done if we were in that position ... *makes mental note to ignore own TBR shelves and fish The Reader off little sister's* ... fills the fluffy vamp story void left by not having any HoN books to read (although these may be better than HoN).
143. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Read for Uni and sort of for myself. Very interesting and I really liked it will probably be reading it again when I have to do my essay for ... ... three books on the go right now
Dead to the World i needed a quick fluffy read and i'm using it for my ABC challenge
The Reader I need to read it for my german section of a module i'm doing at uni
I capture the castle Picked it up today and read the first chapter and I will definitely ... Just finished The Reader and am now starting The cup of ghosts which are both amazing but in obviously very different ways! 24. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Incredibly thought provoking book on Germany's 'next generation' and how they came to terms with the atrocities committed during World War II. In particular it focuses on Michael Berg's guilt and shame at having loved an Auschwitz prison warden, Hanna. This ... The Reader by Bernhard Schlink ... in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Ill Met by Moonilght (oops, that one's not a novel but I'm leaving it in anyway), The Reader and Once and Then - both by Morris Gleitzman and aimed at a young audience but immensely touching and absorbing for adults as well.
ETA - Touchstones ... ... You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian Thought-provoking but too long. Really worth sticking with it though.
14. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink I don’t get what all the fuss is about.
15. Rocket Man by William Elliott Hazelgrove I should’ve quit, and not only ... ... Ghost Road
109 Alias Grace
110 The Unconsoled
111 Morvern Callar
115 The Rings of Saturn on Mount TBR
116 The Reader
117 A Fine Balance on Mount TBR
125 The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
126 Pereira Declares: A Testimony
129 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
133 The Shipping N ... ... Schlink's latest one at the moment and it is a bit dull. Unfortunately, it doesn't stand up too well when compared to The Reader, which I thought was brilliant. As for your list of books, I hope you like the Oates one when you get to it! 1. Literary Fiction
1. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
2 The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
3. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
4. Everyman by Philip Roth
5. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
6. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
7. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
8 ... ... - Colm Toibin; Love and Summer - William Trevor
France: Dangerous Liaisons - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Germany: The Reader - Bernhard Schlink; All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
Australia: People of the Book - Geraldine Brooks
New Zealand: Mister Pip - L ... ... straight romance. There are always something that sets them apart in that genre.
Watchmen. Best comic book ever
The reader, because it really got me thinking. Fantastic review of The Reader! ... at the Penalty Kick Peter Handke
Belgium
France - Five Quarters of an Orange, Joanne Harris
Germany - The Reader, Bernhard Schlink
Lichtenstein
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Portugal
Switzerland 30. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink.
Sometimes a book has so much to say, but is so profound, that it is better not to think about it, but just to let it wash over you and absorb its message that way. This was so beautifully written, with arresting and clear language that nevertheless almost ... The Reader has been my favourite 'get me thinking'-book so far this year. From the 1001 List
1.The Bell Jar
2.The Reader
3.On Beauty
4.Passing
5.The Death of Ivan Ilyich
6.Rabbit Run
7.Tender is the Night
8.
9.
10.
Bonus: ...
Classics
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. Dracula
3. Oliver Twist
4.
1001 Books
1. Blond: A Novel
2. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
3. The Bell Jar
4. Solaris
5.
Children's Classics
1. The Giving Tree
2. Stuart Little
3. James and the Giant Peach
4. ... ... Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World, Steven Johnson
19. The Reader, Bernhard Schlink
18. The Radetzky March, Joseph Roth
17. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach (audio)
16. The American Way of Death Rev ... ... by Malcolm Gladwell
9.Change of Heart by Jodi Piccoult
10.The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
11.The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
12.Forbidden Bread by Erica Johnson Debeljak
13.Natasha's Dance by Orlando Figes
14.Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie
15.The Host ... 82) The Chocolate Run by Dorothy Koomson
9/10
83) The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
8/10
Reviews here: http://bit.ly/AVU9G Finished The Reader, and now umming and ahh-ing. Think it may be time for World Without End I'm reading The Reader at the moment, but having gone to see HBP tonight I feel inspired towards an HP re-read. It may just be spur of the moment. We shall see how I feel when I've finished what I've started... ... Fan: A Novel by Lisa See
Run by Ann Patchett
Books Made into Movies:
Ps I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
The Reader: A Novel by Bernhard Schlink
The Ruins by Scott Smith
Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Revolutionary Roa ... Chrine,
I had resisted The Reader since it was first published. I finally read it a couple of weeks ago. It is quite good. 17. Høytleseren (or better known as: The Reader) by Bernhard Schlink
I picked this audiobook up from my local library, as I just came across it, and since I knew it was on the 1001 books list.
This is a strong story about love, life, shame, war and what to do! It was quite sad in ... ... movie :) I'm thinking I'll have to add it to my Netflix list.
Haunted is a good way to describe how I feel after reading The Reader. It's one of my top books this year. 
#54 The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
This isn't usually the type of book I read but I picked it up at work and couldn't put it down. A very telling story. I'm still unsure about how I feel about the ending. Michael Berg was a very ...
Just finished The reader by Bernhard Schlink. Very moving. Somehow I missed that he had a new novel. I let the movie take care of The Reader for me. Plenty of other people here have it. Several have reviewed it. I've scanned the reviews and don't know whether I will buy it.
... #33: I did enjoy The Reader, although perhaps not as much as other folks here on LT, so I will look for Homecoming. Thanks for the recommendation, Cyrel! ... nature of evil and justice in the course of the events in this novel. I really liked this book and wonder why I didn't like The Reader when I read it a few years ago. I will have to reread it. ... nature of evil and justice in the course of the events in this novel. I really liked this book and wonder why I didn't like The Reader when I read it a few years ago. I will have to reread it. 226. American Widow - Alissa Torres (224)
227. A Perfect Mess - Eric Abrahamson and David Freedman (352)
228. The Reader - Bernhard Schlink (224) ...
#52 The Maze of Bones 39 Clues Book One by Rick Riordan
#53 The Secret Circle Vol 1 The Initiation by L. J. Smith
#54 The Reader by Bernhard Schlink ... were.
Book 18/50 = 36% completed
Pages: 281
Total pages read in this year: 7,180
What I'm reading next:
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway ... It was not the enjoyable, light read that Patterson's previous two romances were.
What I'm reading next:
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway ... Standing Up, Agatha Raisin and the Love From Hell, One for the Money, Lemon Meringue Pie Murder, No Reservations, The Reader, Borrower of the Night, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Black Violin, Club Dead, Sushi, Dead to the World, Stuff White People Like, ... ... by Michel Farber
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
The Collected Stories of Wallace Stegner
A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
Where You Once Belonged ... Reading The Awakening via DailyLit. A summery read for wintery Australia. I have The Reader lined up at the library. ... really the story even more, because the book was able to supply things that the movie lacked, and vice versa. haven't read The Reader yet. #36. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink - Michael Berg is 15 years old when he meets Hanna Schmitz, a 36 year old woman. As he visits her and gets to know her, the both fall for each other and begin their ritual: bathing and then Michael reads aloud to Hanna. One day, Hanna disappears ... ... illustrated (it's almost a graphic novel), with much to interest older readers, especially film buffs (4.5 stars)
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink: amazing post-WWII story. really makes you question the nature of love and justice. (4.5 stars)
Coraline by Neil Gaiman: wonderfully ... ... D. Levitt
Interesting and controversial at times. Very different to economics books I've read in the past.
24. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Sad and thought provoking. A good read.
25. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
I'd seen the film many times as a ... everyone... read The Reader. and then watch the movie. and then repeat. god, both are so wonderful. really really worth it. The Reader was so wonderful. i have to admit though, that i liked the movie slightly better, mostly because it was easier for the filmmakers to flesh out the wonderful reading scenes than could be done in the book. if you get the DVD, make sure to watch the deleted scenes. most were cut for ... 18. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Michael Berg is 15 when he has an affair with Hanna, a mysterious older woman. Their relationship only lasts for a summer but leaves a lasting impression on Michael. The two meet after the kid's school has been dismissed for the day, it becomes the lover' ... I don't mind sharing at all. However, I read The Reader several years ago so I don't know exactly what I'm going to ask or say. I'm okay with posting my notes for this once I made them after I reread the book sometime later this month. But to give you an example of the type of thing I'm thinking ... ... it. And there wasn't much discussion.
Back in Feb of this year, there was some talk of multiple members wanting to read The Reader, which I've already read, so I offered to lead it as a side read in a few weeks. Somehow that turned into why don't you just take the next available month (July) ... ... reading Peony in Love. Then read The Cellist of Sarajevo, which I got as an ER book and need to review. Followed by The Reader, which I'm leading in July for book club and want to read ahead to time to make notes and whatnot. After that I might read Killer Angels if I have time and ... ... by Diane Setterfield (6)
The Pillars of The Earth by Ken Follett (6)
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (5)
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (5)
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (5)
Watchmen by Alan Moore (5)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by ... A look back: I recently saw The Reader the movie, and it definately is one of the better adaptations I have seen. I cannot say it adds anything really important to the experience after reading the book but neither does it miss anything important. And it reminded me again how substantial the book ... ... one of my favorite reads thus far in 2009. And, like you, I think his other work simply cannot compare.
Have you read The Reader by Bernard Schlink? If not, I highly recommend this book. I read it after The Book Thief and the two were good books back to back.
14. The Reader was a one-night-read. I liked it and I'm still thinking about it. I sort of want to see the recent film adaptation now, but then maybe not. If it's not good or unfaithful to the book, I'll be sad. ... by Bernhard Schlink
translated from the German by Peter Considine
Whilst I don't remember being bowled over by The Reader (it's a few years since I read it), I enjoyed it enough to think I might like to read something else by Schlink. What a disappointment!
In a recently-reunifie ... Message #139. What an incredible review and commentary of a book I recently finished --The Reader. Your well written comments resignate with the feelings and thoughts I have about the book.
And, you are right in saying that the initial relationship of Hana with a 15 year old young man is NOT ... 31. The Reader, Bernhard Schlink (category 6) ***
You know, I really dislike carrying around books that scream "OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB!!!" from the cover. I feel like I should cover them with a brown paper sack, a la moonshine. She usually picks good books, I just don't see why some subscribe so ... ... by Brian Selznick
32. Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters (reread)
33. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
34. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
35. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
36. Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle
37. Firmin by Sam Savage
38. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane S ... Great reviews - I am so glad you enjoyed both The Reader and Hana's Suitcase!! ... everyday people forever changed because of Hitler's brutal mission.
Deep ethical, moral issues were woven throughout The Reader as, from the first page, Bernhard Schlink pulled me into a tale of complexity. The horrific actions perpetrated by those placed in positions bound to ... Wow Linda...I read The Reader years ago when it first came out, and hope to re-read it sometime in the next year, but Hana's Suitcase is definitely going on the TBR list. Thanks for a great review. Great review on The Reader. Its going on the TBR mountain. Linda - I was on the fence about The Reader, but based on your review, I'm going to give it a try. Thanks! Great review of The Reader. I read it earlier this year and it is one of my favorites so far. I agree with all the comments about The Reader. It sounds really good and it's definitely gone onto my TBR pile! Good review, Whisp. Your link is going to "The Lace Reader", not "The Reader".
The Reader: this is the one. ... "http://www.deffler.com/lt/number_6.bmp">
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
This powerful, compelling tale kept me reading until well into the wee morning hours. Dealing with a highly controversial subject ... Title: The Reader
Author: Bernhard Schlink
Category: Pages to Screen
Total Books: 18/81
Michael Berg is 15 when he has an affair with Hanna, a mysterious older woman. Their relationship only lasts for a summer but leaves a lasting impression on Michael. The two meet after the kid's ... Excellent review of the Reader. I didn't know anything about the book when I picked it up a couple of years ago, and was surprised by everything, including how compelling I found it. I agree with all you observations, and you've made me want to see the movie now too. #139: Great review of The Reader, Emily! I enjoyed it when I read it last year, although I had the same reservation you did about the sexual relationship between a 15-year-old boy and a 30-something woman.
Fantastic review of The Reader, orangeena! I read it earlier this year, and your descriptions are spot-on. I loved this book, so I am glad you decided to read it :) I'm going to have to get back to The Reader sooner rather than later- I was so impressed by Schlink's short stories. One of them was made into a movie- The Other Man- and I saw it at the Toronto Film Festival last fall. I don't think that it has been released yet. I think The Reader would make an awesome book club selection. After I read it in December 2007, I really wanted to discuss it. There are so many ways to look at the issues it raises. ... reading Q & A: A Novel by Vikas Swarup, The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult, Alice in Exile by Piers Paul Read and The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. ... learn about the series! Have to thank LT for that :)
19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières
20. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink ... robin" in North and South.
46. Flights of Love by Bernhard Schlink This book of short stories by the author of The Reader is excellent! I was blown away by the range of the stories. Schlink has written about the pain of love lost and generosity( The Other Man),the tension of ... I have just finished The Reader by Bernhard Schlink.
I really enjoyed this book set in post war Germany. It covers the difficulty the post war generation have with living with the Nazi past and the Holocaust very sensitively. It was unusual as I felt sympathetically towards Hanna despite ... 13. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Another Ravelry book choice. I really enjoyed this book and I thought the subject of post war Germany living with the holocaust was very sensitively handled. A very good read. The Reader - Bernard Schlink. Haunting, melancholy, Nazis, sex, coming of age. It's the kind of book that stays with you, I think, altho it hasn't been that long. Simply told and powerful. Makes me want to visit Germany. Sounds gorgeous.
Why: Kate Winslet movie = really good story. Coincidence? U ... ... all; trying to figure out what on earth happened and what should we do about it.
After three books--The Book Thief and The Reader befor this one--heavily circling around the WWII and its aftermath I needed something else. (I tried to read stories by Heinrich Böll on the side, but it ... ... "very little brain when it comes to books." I haven't read a lot of the books she has chosen, but I have read, and loved, The Reader, Night, and The Road. Plus, she has chosen a lot of classics too - Anna Karenina, East of Eden, Love in the Time of Cholera - and I know a lot of ... ... over-susceptibility to nostalgia, but I didn’t feel like I wasted my time over this one.
BEST NEW MARCH READ: The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
LEAST GOOD MARCH READ: The Alien Way (Gordon R. Dickson)
Mr. Postman left me three presents this morning:
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay ~an LT-inspired acquisition
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink ~ recommended by BookMooch.
and The Mom's Guide to Growing Your Family Green by Terra Wellington ~ my March ER book. ... I've read but deffinitely not the worst either, I think I'll try another from this author and see how it goes.
9. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Not my typical type of book but I enjoyed it none the less. It's the kind of book that makes you think about how we see people and how ... It took me so long to formulate my messy thoughts about The Reader above that I briefly visited Switzerland while doing that.
I found Lastentarinoita (Children's stories) by Peter Bichsel while looking for one more German book at the local library. The author's name looked promisingly German. ... The Reader (Der Vorleser, Lukija in Finnish), my second German book was a seemingly small one but it turned out to be heavy inside.
The big thing at the background is the holocaust. I guess this tends to make any book heavy. The Book Thief showed a new angle to the theme, and this is also ... I am well into the next book already--Reader by B Schlink, in some ways not so far from this one--but The Book Thief still haunts me, haunts me like the humans haunt the Death of the book.
What mostly gets back to me is how convincing the story is in so many ways. The child's perspective, ... I read The Reader last year, but if I can track down a copy of Artist, I will give your idea a try. ... with him, seems to go without saying), it explores an *intensely* interesting character. For a one-two punch, I'd read The Reader by Bernhard Schlink and An Artist of the Floating World back-to-back, as there is a startlingly large amount of similarities between them (plot-wise). ... very dense read. Not one to knock off quickly. Still reading, and enjoying, Anna Karenina.
#91> I too did not care for The Reader, for pretty much the same reasons as you. Nice to know I'm not the only one out there who didn't like it. ... Vowell (5)
12. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (5)
13. The Heretic's Daughter: A Novel by Kathleen Kent (5)
14. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (5)
15. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (5)
New entries include Eclipse, The Wordy Shipmates, The Reader and the Pillars of ... ... by Abigail Thomas (179 pp)
13. America on Six Rubles a Day by Yakov Smirnoff (124 pp)
14. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (218 pp)
15. Where Am I Wearing? by Kelsey Timmerman (272 pp)
16. Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (427 ... ... a good crime story- and I was not disappointed. I doubt I'll ever read it again- but it was nice while it lasted.
13) The Readerby Bernhard Schlink 240 pages
Read this after the Oscars. LOVED! I really must go see the movie. It tells the story of a boy's life in three parts. First- ... ... - though probably only temporarily - so I'm going to try to keep things fairly quick. Here's what I read in February:
The Reader
Courting Shadows - I've been trying to get a copy of this book for literally years, ever since reading Poster's sequel Rifling Paradise. Poster is a ... Loved The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. Tess of The D'Urbervilles is also an old favorite, although Thomas Hardy does write some bleak stuff.
Happy reading! ... cable.
>115 Andrew, what are the chances indeed! I'll be interested to hear your reaction to both books, and particularly The Reader in comparison to the movie. I read The Reader and thought it was good, but a bit overwrought and melodramatic. You can get away with this if you set something in Nazi Germany, apparently. (see also, Sophie's Choice, although I did like the movie version).
Haven't seen the movie of The Reader, but I do love Kate Winslet ... Mrs Sartoris by Elke Schmitter. Translated from the German by Carol Brown Janeway (who incidentally translated The Reader by Bernard Schlink and Embers by Sandor Marai).
When Margarethe falls in love, she does so with her heart and soul. But after her overwhelming first love fails ... ... emeralds, corpses, and Lord Peter Wimsey combine to make this a very intricate and enjoyable mystery.
Just finished The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. This is a compelling and powerful story of love, secrets, and ethical torment. It is written in clear and elegant, but thought provoking, ... ... because Boll is a Nobel Prize winner.
I certainly enjoyed this book, but I had a similar reaction to it as to The Reader by Bernhard Schlink: both were books with *points*, and although the points were interesting and well-made--with an eye to nuances--I ultimately enjoy such books ... Not sure I'll make it but I like the idea of an annual challenge.
So far this year:
#1 The Reader, Bernhard Schlink
Yes, picked it up right after seeing the movie and read through in a couple of days. After seeing the movie I expected an extensive, layered novel, but it is as spare as ... For me it's accessibility, and how much I want to read it, and by when, then price. I bought The Reader by Bernhard Schlink because I wanted to read it before the film came out, but the library had a long holds queue, so I just bought it. Finished The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. I enjoyed it and can't wait to see the movie on Thursday. Finished reading The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks and am more than halfway through The Reader by Bernhard Schlink in anticipation for the film, which is released this Thursday in Australia. :D Should be done with that one tomorrow. Haven't got internet at home so spent more time than ... I got about halfway through 2666 and decided to put it down for a little bit.
So far I have read
Revolutionary Road
The Reader
The Times and Trials of Anne Hutchinson
The Trumpet of Conscience
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Brazil
Watchmen Finally — a thread where I can follow your reading!
I have read The Reader and yes, I too enjoyed it thoroughly. Good luck with your challenge! I loved The Reader; it stayed with me a long time. I hope your book club likes it, too.
I'm reading The Unexpected War: Canada in Kandahar by Janice Gross Stein and Eugene Lang. 12. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink.
I remember when this book came out, and for whatever reason did not want to read it. Either tired of Oprah selections or holocaust stories I can't remember. Now with all the press over the movie, my book club chose it - oh joy - Apparently every book ... I'm reading The Reader for my book club, listening to The Given Day and still tackling Team of Rivals. I loved The Reader too - can't wait to see the movie! 8) The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
When fifteen year old Micheal meets the much older Hannah, they embark on a passionate realtionship that will change him and influence him throughout his life. Their relationships comes to an sudden stop, when Hannah picks up and leaves without a single word. S ... Just finished Brave New World last night, I am now reading The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. ... just never resonated with me enough to pick it up. I think this is the first place I've seen it around LT.
I also have The Reader on my list.
Happy reading! i'm curious about the movie version of the reader if anyone has seen it. The trailer/teaser seems to have made "the mystery" into the the key element of the movie - whereas in the book Hanna's past isn't kept all THAT secret. I very much liked the book, bringing Germany's past and present into a ... Okay - for several years now whenever anyone asked me if I'd read The Reader I said I had. Now, with the film and all the surrounding publicity, I realise this isn't the book I read after all. It was probably about 6-7 years ago (though that's extremely fuzzy) and the cover was monochrome but ... ...
I'm spending time today catching up on the posts and thus discovered yours. I note your comments regarding The Reader by Berhard Schlink. This is a book that keeps popping up in comments recently. I've added it to my list of books to read in 2009.
... God of Small Things Arundhati Roy
26. The Ghost Road Pat Barker
27. Alias Grace Margaret Atwood
28. The Reader Bernhard Schlink
29. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Haruki Murakami
30. Captain Corelli's Mandolin Louis de Bernieres
31. The Shipping News ... I'll keep going and let you know if if gets any better. I also have Feb bookclub selection to read, The Reader and I just bought Team of Rivals which I cannot wait to start, so this will get read, but slowly. #12. The Witches in YA/Children Category
#13. The Reader in Made into Movies Category
Got these two finished this weekend. I'm still reading If You Want to Write and have started The Host.
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When a 15 year old boy falls in love with a woman twice his age and spends a summer engaging in an affair with her, he’s bound to live with it for the rest of his life. Michael didn’t realize that Hanna had a secret until one day she disappeared and then ... ... Books list.
Finishing: Robinson Crusoe
Starting: The Host and If You Want to Write
On Deck: The Reader and The Witches ... Chocolate, 2004
82. The English Patient, 2006
83. Indigo: Mapping the Waters, 2008
84. A Fine Balance, 2003
85. The Reader, 2007
86. Alias Grace, 2008
87. Fugitive Pieces, 2008
88. Silk, 2008
89. Enduring Love, 2007
90. The Hours, 2004
Hmm.. thinking more about possible titles for that LT Friends category.
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Letters of a Portuguese Nun Actually, The Reader was on the list but it was out of order because somebody obviously doesn't know her alphabet. Oops and sorry 'bout that! Anyway, The Return of the Soldier seems to be all right unless I've listed it under z. I could swear that The Reader had been used already, but nope, it hasn't. There goes my mind! Anyway, I've read it, great book. I'll suggest another R book--my current fav: Return of the Soldier.
edited to fix touchstone Ha, it is not--I don't know why I thought that it was (other than the fact that it is amazing and SHOULD be).
How about The Reader by Bernhard Schlink instead? :^) >16. I just was the movie The Reader based on the book. I have the book waiting at home to read. I'm hoping it's just as good as the movie. It was very powerful. ... 3 books while transiting through DFW airport yesterday and have added them to my 'Books bought in airport shops' category: The Reader (heard a lot about on LT), Michael Palin Diaries 1969-1979 (I will get to meet him in April) and Obama: From Promise to Power (fit in with the US Presidents C ... Judylou - I was pleasantly surprised by The Reader. Someone had passed the book on to me and I don't usually like her taste, so I was expecting to read a few pages and toss it in the charity bin. But it grabbed me right away.
Hope you enjoy A Fine Balance if you pick that one. It's really ... Hey Judylou, I am reading The Reader as well! I'm reading The Reader :) ... read my first Murakami (after the quake), and I want to read more of him. His writing style was very easy. I have read The Reader, which I was expecting to be boring, and it was a very pleasant surprise. For one, it was really engrossing. One of those books that I really wanted to discuss ... My goal this year is to read at least one of the 1001 every month. I am hoping to get to either The Reader of Sputnik Sweetheart in January. Any advice about which one to go with???? ... the place thinking about things in a random like-order that would seem unlogical to most people.
If you haven't read The Reader by July, I'd love it if you'd come join us for reading it (it's an online book club). ... friends who is very well read recommended it to me so I picked it as my book club read last year. No one liked it but me. The Reader is my choice this year (as others had expressed an interest in reading it and I liked the book so offered to lead it) and hopefully that goes better. I also have a Books in German category and have Der Vorleser listed on it. When are you planning to read it? The rest of the category is filled with crime fiction, since it makes reading in a foreign language much more appealing if the books are in my favorite genre! I also have The Good Soldier ... #13 profiler: I liked The Reader quite a bit when I read it last year, although not as much as you did. I thought the author did a very good job showing the distance that had come between the 2 main protagonists as a matter of course as the boy grew older. I also thought he did a good job in ... 3. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
I adored this book. The book begins with the main character, Michael, as a young teenager who becomes ill on his way home from school one day. The woman who helps him out becomes his lover. They lose touch, then later Michael encounters her again in the ... 3. Books mentioned on NPR
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Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron ... 01/01/09
002. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 01/02/09
003. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 01/03/09
004. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 01/04/09
005. Anthony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare 01/05/09
FILM: Veronika Voss (1982); Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thomson (20 ... 003. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 01/03/09
004. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 01/04/09 ... have't read Skeletons of the Feast yet, I heartily recommend it! I chose it as my Best Book of 2008.
>136, I'm adding The Reader to TBR. I am currently finishing up my first book of 2009. It's a non-fiction called What We Knew which contains interviews with Jews, German civilians, and Ger ... German Literature in German -
1. Brigitta by Adalbert Stifter
2. Radetzkymarsch by Joseph Roth
3. Der Vorleser by Bernhard Schlink
4. Abschied von Sidonie by Erich Hackl
5. Erzähler der Nacht by Rafik Schami
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4. The Pale Criminal, Philip Kerr (completed 2/11/09) **
5. A German Requiem, Philip Kerr (completed 2/20/09) **
6. The Reader, Bernhard Schlink (completed 4/21/09) ***
7. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, Heinrich Böll (completed 10/29/09) ***
8. On War, Carl von Clausewitz (compl ... ... and/or City of the Beasts – Isabel Allende
Newer: The Declaration – Gemma Malley
March 12th:
Older: The Reader – Bernhard Schlink (movie outing March 10th)
Newer: The Memory Keeper's Daughter – Kim Edwards (re-released Feb 2 2009)
April 9th:
Older: Cas ... Often we could ride side by side.
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink ... Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World, Steven Johnson
19. The Reader, Bernhard Schlink
18. The Radetzky March, Joseph Roth
17. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach (audio)
16. The American Way of Death Rev ... ummm i think it's unfair to hold being promoted by Oprah against every book treated that way. the reader is a very serious and somber novel and unless you want to be bummed out for the season, you might want to wait till the new year to read that one. Speaking of Winslet movies, there's the flap over The Reader by Schlink. It sounds like a terrible, slow-going movie. On the bright side, Kate Winslet is abundantly naked. The Reader is set in the late 50s and 80s, but the main plot takes place during World War II. It's one of the better books about post-war German guilt about the Holocaust.
Zoo Station and Silesian Station are two more books set in pre-War Berlin. Pages to Screen
1. Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup
2. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
3. Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
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Overall I'd nudge Cancer War ... I read The Reader about a month or so ago and agree with alaskabookworm's review. I thought the book did an excellent job of showing how Michael had grown up and is now puzzling over things he did not know about the Hanna he knew when he was younger. Linda, I had never heard of The Reader. What did you think of it?
You all are so good. I already spend so much time reading here instead of reading books...I have threads I never miss and keep current, and others that I dip into as time becomes available. The ones that discuss a lot, as here, ... Linda, I had never heard of The Reader. What did you think of it?
You all are so good. I already spend so much time reading here instead of reading books...I have threads I never miss and keep current, and others that I dip into as time becomes available. The ones that discuss a lot, as here, ... ... in the house, I do actually own March, but have not read it yet. I will have to bump it up on the Continent.
I read The Reader not too long ago. Let me know what you think once you have given it a try.
I am so jealous of your weather! I have told my husband that sometime we will have ... ... ps
1. The Sanctuary* by Raymond Khoury
2. John Adams by David McCullough (supports the US President's Challenge)
3. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
4. Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years by Michael Palin
5. Obama: From Promise to Power by David Mendell (supports the US President's Ch ... ... Bradbury - I really liked this, which kind of surprised me considering my experiences with Mr. King this year
362. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink - notwithstanding the moral implications of a sexual relationship between a 15 year old boy and a 36 year old woman, this book was very ... Read The Reader. What about Death in Venice? ... 0's)
4. What a Trial That Was!
Anatomy of a Murder
Adam Bede
Midwives: A Novel
The Reader
The Caine Mutiny
A Lesson Before Dying
The Witness for the Prosecution
Judge on Trial
5. Dewey Deconstructed
... Today I got Sophie's Choice, a nice hardback copy of The Reader, and The Complete Polysyllabic Spree, the last of which I have picked up and put down so many times that I figured I should just do it. So there. 26. Schlink, Bernhard. The Reader. Trans. Carol Brown Janeway. New York: Vintage, 1998. 218 pp.
This is the first fiction I’ve read in years. Schlink’s tale of eroticism and remorse in post-Nazi Germany has the necessary grief and coming-of-age motifs. His philosophical ramblings are ... I am in the middle of reading both Remembering the Bones by Frances Itaniand Homecoming by Bernhard Schlink. Both novels are well written and interesting. I njust finished the best book to date... Geraldine Brooks novel People of the Book. An outstanding read! 27. The Reader by Bernard Schlink. (reread). Enjoyed it less the second time around, but still superb.
28. After You’d Gone by Maggie O’Farrell. Beautiful romantic tearjerker. A story about family, loss, grief and healing. Heart-wrenching. Loved it.
29. Intimacy by Hanif Ku ... ... this year, there are several I've read over the past year or two: Anna Karenina, Cranford, Atonement, Saturday, The Reader, Half of a Yellow Sun, & Mrs. Dalloway. I agree with all your comments about these books too.
I also have Orlando, Cloud Atlas & Wide Sargasso Sea ... ... Mankell
15. (243) Juleoratoriet by Göran Tunström
16. (14) The Line of beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
17. (90) The reader by Bernhard Schlink
Currently reading: none from the list, can you believe it! ... brief, ik vertel veel te veel. Zaterdag wilde ik de nieuwe boeken van Philippe Claudel:Het verslag van Brodeck en Bernard Schlink; Het eerste weekend kopen maar die aankoop bewaar ik voor a.s woensdag. Hoog op mijn lijstje staat ook De ondergang van Napoleon van Adam Zamoyski, ... ... brief, ik vertel veel te veel. Zaterdag wilde ik de nieuwe boeken van Philippe Claudel:Het verslag van Brodeck en Bernard Schlink; Het eerste weekend kopen maar die aankoop bewaar ik voor a.s woensdag. Hoog op mijn lijstje staat ook De ondergang van Napoleon van Adam Zamoyski, ... 10. The Reader-Bernhard Schlink ... but it's going to be a long time before it's my turn to make a monthly selection again! Perhaps someone else will suggest The Reader. Failing that, I'd be happy to come and join your book club ... but I have a feeling it would be a very long drive. ;) ... the mood. The whole group dynamic and all). But, yeah, I'm with you--the discussion is the thing.
By the way, I think The Reader would make a great book club read, if you're looking for something conversation-provoking. ... contrivances and not enough on the scale of the story. I might pick up the rest of the trilogy but not for a while.
20. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. I end up reading so many childlit texts that I sometimes forget to read grown-up books too. I loved The Reader, I thought the writing ... 12. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, 1997
A short novel examining the relationship between the narrator and an older woman; the ability of individuals to take responsibility for their actions during the Holocaust; and illiteracy.
Thought provoking and good to read. From the library:
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
From the bookshop:
The Trout Opera by Matthew Condon
... Jack, by Sarah Ellis
79. The Pursuit of Love, by Nancy Mitford
80. The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
81. The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink
82. Overexposed: a Granville Island Mystery, by Michael Blair
83. The Thirteen Clocks, by James Thurber
84. The French Lieutenant's W ... The Reader is a short book. My copy has 218 pages, but there are large margins and lots of chapter breaks (therefore lots of white space). And the language is straightforward. I read it in about three hours. Time well spent, I think. I finished the Reader yesterday. Definitely worth reading, although it presents some troubling ideas. Glad I read it, but not sure I actually liked it. Would make an excellent book club read, because there is lots to discuss and debate. And it's a quick read.
Now I'm on to The French Lieutena ... Last night I started reading The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink. This has been in my TBR pile for years--ever since someone passed it along to me. I've never had any interest in it. Also, it's an Oprah Book Club selection, and I usually am not big on those. Maybe it's because my expectations ... ... and Klee Wyck, early 20th century, and The Curve of Time, 1930s, by M. Wylie Blanchet.
And Germany post WWII in The Reader by Bernhard Schlink;
And Norway during WWII and after in Out Stealing Horses;
Sweden in Astrid and Veronika;
Bouganville, the South Pacific, in Mr. ... 54. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. Interesting novel that takes place in post WWII Germany. An odd love affair, a course in ethics. Good but not great. I'm in Germany post WWII with The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. It's not clear what town I'm in. I'll look for a sign. I finished Accordion Crimes (which I loved) last night and started in on The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. ... all his other books, too.
Das Leben des Galileo Galilei
Emilia Galotti - Another book I don't remember at all.
Der Vorleser - Teeeedious. I remember these things: the obligatory suicide at the end, the boy's general unhappiness with his life, guilt, the same sex scenes that kept ... ... Heights
828 English miscellaneous writings – Plays, prose writings, and poems by Oscar Wilde
833 German fiction – The Reader
839 Other Germanic literatures – Sophie's World
843 French fiction – La grosse femme d'à côté est enceinte
853 Italian fiction – Il Barone Rampan ... ... was my Valley
Stephen Greenblatt: Will in the World: How Shakespeare became Shakespeare
Bernhard Schlink: The Reader
E.M. Forster: A Room with a View
... keep track of which ones I have read on the Lists of Bests web site. I am listed on there as lisakay123. So far I have read The Reader,which I didn't really like. Right now I am reading The Road. ... Upon a Time, Stories and Twice Told Tales or Cynthia Ozick's The Messiah of Stockholm? The History of Love, The Reader, and The Archivist, a novel also come to mind.
I just finished The Book Thief, already mentioned. Great book. I think someone mentioned Reading Lolita ... ... it may solve this problem.
By the way: suggesters via tags don't help either. I was looking for a book comparable to The Reader, and all I ended up with were books that aren't as comparable to The Reader as I may have hoped... I just finished The Reader by Schlink. It was okay. If it were longer, two things could have happened: The characters could have become more real to me (though I've read shorter books with better characters) or I would have felt cheated having spent more time with it. As it is, I wasn't ... ... Schrift von Rafael Chirbes, Der alte Mann und das Meer (The Old Man and the Sea) von Hemingway, Der Vorleser (The Reader) von Bernhard Schlink, The Lover von Marguerite Duras, Die Geschichte von der unbekannten Insel (The tale of the unknown island) von Jose Saramago ... ... several books...here it goes:
1) The Divided Self--- R.D. Laing
2) Stones for Ibarra---Harriet Doerr
3) The Reader---Bernhard Schlink
4) The Kabbalist of Lisbon---Richard Zimler
5) A Year With Thomas Merton: Daily Meditations from His Journals--- Ed. Jonathan Mon ... I also enjoyed The Reader by Bernard Schlink..I think it was set at the end of the war in Germany. It has been awhile. A Woman in Berlin reads like fiction but it is non fiction...that one has stayed with me...a woman's survival in Berlin...and the Russians got there first.
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