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Bland whiny sob-story about a Nazi Pedophile.
It’s not like me to finish a book in less than twenty four hours; I couldn’t put this one down. It wasn’t because it was particularly engaging, but I became intrigued by the narrators guilt and this complicated explanation he had of his thoughts, feelings, decisions, and consequences. I appreciated the complexity of his relationship with Hanna. It was as if he never grew up, and took all those feelings teenagers have and just gave them grown up labels. I think there is power in that. Through the
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¿Era Hanna en verdad inocente de lo qué hizo? ¿Merecía ser juzgada? Si hubiera dicho su secreto ¿hubiera recibido otra sentencia? No lo sé. Tal vez fue mejor que el libro terminara de esa manera. Por los actos del hombre son visibles y eso es lo que los lleva a una condena..
This book really left me with a lot to think about. I didn't like that the boy was 15. I would have prefered him to be 17 or 18 but as I got farther into the book I could see why he was so young.
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May 22, 2011
Rosemary
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it was amazing
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A heavy theme, deftly and lightly told.
Nov 23, 2010
Sarah
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Jan 18, 2011
Christina's Book Chronicles
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Lisa Wilkinson
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