I think The Reader is decent so far. It is not so great and it is not
too bad. The beginning is weird and I do not know what to make of it. A kid
throws up and gets hepatitis. To repay the old lady for saving him when he
throws up, the kid goes to her house to say thank you. The two end up having
sex and eventually having a relationship. It is weird to image a teenager and a
grown woman having a relationship. It is considered taboo in our culture.
The parts where the speaker rambles on are not that interesting. They
are nothing like the rambling speeches in Notes
From the Underground. In this story, the speaker rambles on about buildings
and homework. These are things that clearly do not interest me.
The relationship between the kid, Michael, and the “old” lady, Hanna, is
interesting. Hanna is clearly the one in charge, which is obvious since she is
much older than Michael. He is only fifteen when she is in her late thirties.
Hanna often gets mad at Michael for no reason, she does it out of enjoyment to
see Michael beg for mercy. Michael is like a pet to Hanna. I might get crap for
this, but it seems like Michael is the woman of the relationship. He gets beat
up by Hanna. Domestic abusive is usually on the woman and done by the man.
However, in this relationship it is opposite. I thought that the sex scenes
were a little to in depth and not needed. It was weird to read about an adult
woman and a teenage boy having sex
I am confused on why Hanna left. She did not say good-bye to
Michael nor did she tell him why she was leaving. She clearly cared for
Michael. It seemed as if she left in a rush. Was it her guilt of corrupted
innocent Michael that led her to leave? Or was it for another unknown reason? I
am eager to find out more.
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