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Oct 10, 2018
Marie (UK)
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The reader starts with an event that creates a future for the Narrator and Hanna Schmidt a much older women. Michael Berg (15) is taken ill on his way home from school and Hanna helps him and sees him safely home. Once recovered he returns to thank Hanna and so begins a sexual relationship. Later, at university, Michael attends War crime trials in which Hanna is a defendant. There are many interesting facets to the storyline and many philosophical questions arise. At times it feels a bit flat wh
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Oct 27, 2009
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A short novel/novella that follows the life and loves of Michael, as at the age of 15 he falls for 36 year old Hanna after she helped him when he became ill one day after school. The story starts with the lustful romance that grows between them until Hanna leaves suddenly, leaving Michael to question himself throughout his studies. Upon attending a trial years later during his time in law school, he is once again face to face with Hanna, as she is tried for war crimes. Here the novel tries to ad
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Jul 15, 2009
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