Reviews

The German by Lee Thomas

terriaminute's review

I'd hoped I would enjoy this. But I am not enjoying it nearly enough to continue. 

kelsiepixler's review

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Solid book. The plot was a little predictable, but it was an entertaining read nevertheless. 

I liked how quickly the author switched between narrators. It scratched an itch in my ADHD brain. 

larzan's review

Boring and disjointed. Started skimming and that's never a good sign. 

nickysbooks78's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

deathbear's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Homophobia

Moderate: Fatphobia

kirstensaylor's review against another edition

5.0

Heartbreaking. Lesson giving.

wpsmith17's review against another edition

5.0

A clear 5 stars for me and easily one of the best thrillers that I've read in recent memory. An exquisitely paced novel that hits hard right off the bat and keeps landing blows until the flip of the last page. I'm going to be ruminating on this one for a while. Lee Thomas is an absolute force.

alt_air's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Sexual content

footnotesto's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0