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Book Review of The Reader

The Reader
mahbaar avatar reviewed on + 111 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2


I felt mainly luke-warm about this book as I was reading it. Compelling to read, but really not quite sure what I thought of it. I was surprised at just how much the ending moved me. Overall, a powerful story that conveys the devastation of a secret relationship, secrets between lovers, and the damage that a relationship between an older adult with a teenager can wreak. A difficult but powerful book. For all of the luke-warm feelings I had while reading it, I am so glad I stuck through to the end.