Reading is a very important part of learning a foreign language. If you’re looking for a good, real German novel to read, I heartily recommend Der Vorleser. For one, the story is good and with a basic vocabulary, it is possible to understand what is going on. Also, you can watch the movie

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if you haven’t already seen it in order to know the story ahead of time as it is in English.

A good challenge is to try to tell where the book and the movie are different!

Author: Bernhard Schlink
Pages: 206
ISBN: 3257229534