THE READER BERNHARD SCHLINK MOVIE

I’ve seen a lot of people behave this way over the years, though I never found a way to articulate it. The dog you take for a walk, the cat you play with and that curls up in your lap, purring, to be stroked - you can be fond of them, you can even need them to a certain extent, and nonetheless the whole thing - buying pet food, cleaning up the cat box, and trips to the vet - is really too much. Sometimes I had the feeling that all of us in his family were like pets to him. One such aside is the observations Michael makes about his father’s demeanor towards his family:

The story is relayed in a direct and somewhat simple manner, with occasional, brief asides that enhance rather than detract from the main plot. I was also surprised by how much I liked the writing style. That alone, I think, marks a great accomplishment from Bernhard Schlink. However, despite the frenetic and fractured tone of their relationship, I still found myself rooting for Hanna and Michael. It’s clear that Michael is narrating the story after several years of rumination and acquired wisdom, but the first section doesn’t have the pompous style that sometimes arises from past tense mode. As you can imagine, Michael is deeply affected after becoming severely enamored and involved with someone decades older, and lacks the experience to stand up to Hanna when she behaves unreasonably. Michael is slightly mature for his age Hanna, energetic and capricious, so they make a good, if conflicted, match. I enjoyed part one the most, in which a 15-year-old German boy named Michael strikes up a sexually-charged relationship with Hanna Schmitz, several years his elder at age 36.

THE READER BERNHARD SCHLINK MOVIE

It was better than I expected, especially since I didn’t like the movie adaptation all that much, but still left me somewhat disappointed.

The Orion Publishing Group reissued twenty books with freshly designed covers to celebrate their 20th anniversary, so if you’re keen to have a set of classic, matching books, then you might check them out…īut onto the book. I got a good deal on this book - $5 for a brand new, remaindered paperback with a pretty, minimalistic design from this lovely place.

The reader bernhard schlink