It was written by a professor of law and he certainly Regarding the plural of dilemma – dilemmi?!*Ībout with ‘The Reader’. Trying to figure out his own guilt as well as understanding Hanna’s, but slowlyĬomes to realise that Hanna is holding back a secret which may save her. Women who burned to death trapped inside a church. Hannah and she stands accused of taking part in the murder of a group of Jewish He and his classmates are watching the trial of several defendantsĪccused of being concentration camp guards during the war. Michael is shocked to come across her many years later when he is a law Vanishes, leaving Michael to try and understand what happened between them. One day, she simply packs up her things and She can be abrupt and cold,Īlthough she does seem to love him. The age difference but by Hanna’s personality. Heįalls in love with her, but their relationship is made complicated not just by Teenage boy, Michael, who embarks on an affair with a much older woman. Enter, BernhardĪgo and remembered enjoying it so thought I’d try it. I had one of those amazing, brilliant moments when you’re looking for a newīook and you remember one you’ve been meaning to read for ages. The last great book I read about it was called ‘All the Light WeĬannot See’ (also highly recommended!) but I hadn’t picked up much since. Was charged in Israel, is difficult to even begin to comprehend. Great story in its own right, but the emotional charge behind the case, which I really highly recommend that documentary if you have Netflix it’s a Was thought to be a particularly cruel death camp guard during the Second World Was totally hooked by this absolutely mad story about the trial of a man who ‘The Devil Next Door’ on Netflix, which is about the case of John Demjanjuk. I love reading witness testimonies and trying to imagine what it must have been like to live in a world that suddenly makes no sense (one of my all-time faves is called ‘Blood of Spain’ which is a collection of eyewitness accounts of the Spanish Civil War and is incredible). More than that, I’m interested in the psychology behind events that seem mad or unintelligible to us now. I should start this review off by saying that I am completely fascinated by 20th-century history anyway.
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