I've owned this book for a couple years with really good intentions to get to it. When I saw the movie trailer I knew I needed to read it before seeing the film--always the best order of things. As the book opens with a sexual relationship beginning between 15 year old Michael and 36 year old Hannah I was, frankly, feeling disgusted. Not at the author, though. Although the story is told in the first person from Michael's point of view, one doesn't get the sense that the author or Michael is defending such a relationship as good or healthy. During the second and third sections of the book Michael deals with the personal consequences of this relationship, especially when he meets up with Hannah again. Set in post-World War II Germany I was very intrigued with the themes of responsibility, shame, and guilt that the author delves into. I highly recommend this book.
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