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The Reader

The Reader

by

Bernhard Schlink

Start date: July 15, 2014

Finish date: July 15, 2014

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Quick read, and an interesting look at post-war Germany. How do the children of the Nazi generation cope with their parents' and grandparents' actions (or in some cases, inaction)? What is the consequence of collective guilt? How is the next generation responsible for what happened before they were born or when they were children? What must they do now to hold accountable those responsible and how must they themselves be held accountable?

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