The Reader (no spoilers)

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I had a co-worker recommend this book to me.  Has anyone read it?  Is it worth the read?

[hopecounts]

Depends on what you like.
It's a heavy book with some dark themes set in post WW2 Germany.
I enjoyed it but I am interested in WW2 and the Holocaust and how it happened how Gernany deq,t with it.

[msmerymac]

Sadly, I've only seen the movie. Based on the movie, I do not want to read it. I HATED parts of the plot.

But I did appreciate that it tried to deal with German guilt, especially in the generation born during or just after WWII. It's an interesting topic.

[5kcandlesinthewind]

It's really heavy, and kind of depressing. It's the kind of book you have to be in the mood for, and overall, I was just kind of eh about it. Ditto the movie.

So if someone gives it to you to read, sure. But I wouldn't go out of my way to find it.