The Reader 8

In the beginning of autumn, Michael began to betray her. But it doesn’t mean that he leaks her secrets or makes fun of her. That is, he didn’t let others know about Hanna. He ignored her. One day, Hanna suddenly appeared in front of Michael when he was playing with his friends. It was the first time that they meet without appointment. The next day, Hanna moved out without saying goodbye to him. There’s a sentence “he know it’s too late” but I don’t understand what is “too late” for Michael so far.

The Reader 7

At this chapter, something in Michael’s mind starts to change… He was happy, but sometimes he wonders which place is better to belong. It means, he can’t decide Hanna or his friends of school to spend the time in everyday life longer. On his eighteenth birthday, he was playing with his friends at the poolside near their school. They celebrated his birthday there. Michael could be relaxed and could feel comfortable when he’s spending time with the boys. After that, he visited Hanna on the way home. But she didn’t celebrate him because she hadn’t known his birthday. In addition, she was in a bad mood then so she treated him cold. When something like this happens, he felt he wants to back to the life before he encounters her.

The Reader 6

At this chapter, Michael decided to have a trip with Hanna. Michael is excited and prepares for the trip, and also Hanna is looking forward to it. They ride on the train, and visit some places changing hotels often. During the trip, they had trouble only once. One morning, Michael wake up early and went to cafeteria in order to bring breakfast. He left a note on the table, but when he came back to the room, Hanna was awake and she was very angry so that she slapped him on the cheek with leather belt. She couldn’t find the memo, so she thought he left her alone. Strangely enough, the memo disappeared. He has never seen Hanna gets emotional like this, so he thought he knew her childish, surprising aspect.

The Reader 5

An Easter day’s morning, Michael woke up early. That day she was working the early shift. He rode on a train which she works to surprise her. So he pretended not to notice her. But it annoyed her. After work, she said him why he ignored her. Their trouble always begins from small, insignificant things like that. But he always apologizes first and she forgives him right, so their relationship seems good.

The Reader 4

One day, Michael asked her name. Her name was Hannah. She is 36 years old. She came to Berlin when she was teenager. While a war, she had worked in army. Now she is a conductor. He asked her a lot of things, about her family, her school, and so on. But she didn’t tell him a lot. He is delayed a year at school because he had been sick. So he has to study to catch up with others. In spite of this, he skips his class and visits her. One day it came out, then she got angry and made him to go to school. When he talks to her about a Hemingway story which he learn at school, she said she likes his voice. She listened to him talking carefully. It was precious time for him.

The Reader 3

This week I read 4 chapters. Michael visits a woman helped him the other day. She wasn’t her flat, then she just came back and he could meet her. She said him to bring some coal from basement. There was a heap of coal at the basement, and he lost his balance, he was covered with ash. She laughed to see him and prepared bath for him. Michael hesitated at first, but finally he took bath. While he was taking his clothes off, she looked at him calmly. She dusted the dirt off his clothes at the balcony. She brought him bath towel, then he noticed she was nude, too. He slept with her the afternoon. It was the first time for him to be crazy for a woman.

The Reader 2

Good evening everyone.

This week I read first some chapters of the book.

 

The main character is Michael, a fifteen-year-old boy. But his name hardly appears in this story because this novel is written in the first person. In the beginning of the story, he has been sick in bed for a half year. One day he feels better and went out. But he threw up on the Bahnfor street. Then a woman came to him and helped to clean up the street and make him to walk. This is their encounter. The next day, he was diagnosed with jaundice, a disease in which skin and the white parts of eyes become yellow. After he recovered, he went to see her to thank her for her help.