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Book Review of The Reader

The Reader
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When he falls ill on his way home from school, fifteen-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. In time she becomes his lover, enthralling him with her passion but puzzling him with her odd silences. Then she disappears. He doesn't see her again until he is a young law student and Hanna is on trial for a hiedous crime. This book is different but beautifully written.