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The friends start a book club

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The friends start a book club

Every month the friends read the same novel and meet at Frau Hilde's to talk about it. Learn to talk about a book - the plot, the characters, the narrator, the ending - and to say what moved you.

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  1. Frau Hilde

    Willkommen zu unserem ersten Lesekreis! Na, wie hat euch der Roman gefallen?

    Translation

    Welcome to our first book club! So, how did you like the novel?

  2. Lotte

    Mich hat er gefesselt! Der Erzähler ist ein alter Hund - was für eine Idee!

    Translation

    It gripped me! The narrator is an old dog - what an idea!

  3. Bruno

    Translation

    To be honest, I fell asleep in the third chapter. The book was too demanding for me.

  4. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    Never mind, Bruno. The author has a very literary style.

  5. Lotte

    Aber sie schildert Berlin so genau, als wäre man selbst dabei!

    Translation

    But she describes Berlin so precisely, it's as if you were there yourself!

  6. Bruno

    Translation

    And which character did you like best? For me, the baker. He always had something to eat.

  7. Frau Hilde

    Typisch Bruno! Mich hat die alte Nachbarin berührt. Sie ist ein bisschen wie ich.

    Translation

    Typical Bruno! I was moved by the old neighbour. She's a bit like me.

  8. Lotte

    Translation

    And the ending! When the dog finds his way home, I had to cry. So moving!

  9. Bruno

    Was, er findet nach Hause? Dann lese ich das Buch doch zu Ende!

    Translation

    What, he finds his way home? Then I'll finish the book after all!

  10. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    That's how you become a reader! Next month we'll take something shorter: a short story or poems.

  11. Bruno

    Translation

    Poems? All right, but only with cake!

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