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The first time I read this book I made fun of its girliness. The second time I read it, I let down the guard that had so adamently kept the message out the first time. It left me with a greater awareness of the false gods my sinful nature chases after, as well as a thirst for a deeper relationship with God and prayers that I would never take My Question elsewhere ever again.

A young German boy has an affair with an older woman, who turns out to be an ex-Nazi. There is much to like about the book – the spare writing, which contrasts with the intricate moral issues involved in the story; the implied analogy between the protagonist and the German people; the questions that the book raises about our relationships with other people; the portrayal of the stilted emotions of the main characters – but the ending seems too facile and predictable, as if the writer were unwilling to deal with the messiness that Hanna's life after prison would have presented.

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fun read. nothing very original or unexpected, but a nice diversion.

See my other Dr. Seuss reviews. My feelings for each book are similar.