Brodeck's Report - BookWyrm

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ISBN:: 978-1-906694-68-5

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Brodeck's Report (French: Le Rapport de Brodeck) is a 2007 novel by the French writer Philippe Claudel. The narrative investigates the murder of a mysterious man in an indefinite country just after the war. The book won the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. The location and the time are never explicit in the novel. However the parallel with World War II is obvious.

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Stephanie Jane reviewed Brodeck's Report by Philippe Claudel

One of my favourite novels

5 stars

Another surprisingly excellent book which was £2 in Oxfam! The story of how an isolated mountain village copes with the aftermath of war is horribly real and all too understandable. We see through the eyes of Brodeck who was exiled to a concentration camp at the start of the war. He returned to find his name on a monument of the dead, his wife mute, and his position within the community irrevocably changed. Brodeck's Report is a powerful book of the depths to which humanity can sink when driven by hate, by fear, or by power.

jvt038 reviewed Brodeck's Report by Philippe Claudel

Review of "Brodeck's Report" on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Brodeck's report is about Brodeck, who has been given the task to write a report about the death of a foreign visitor. During the writing of this report, he starts writing another report, a private report that he keeps to himself to write in, which is what the reader reads.
The book is a very cynical story, containing the life story of Brodeck who has a fascinating view on humanity, as he has been subjected to the worst horrors in human history.
I personally found it a very slow book, containing unnecessary and banal details, but yet the writing style was very interesting, as the non-linear story has been told in a very special way.
The story itself is interesting, as it gives insight on how humans cope with trauma, how humans do whatever it takes to survive, and the cliché yet interesting theme of the power of love.

Ultimately, …

Brodeck's report is about Brodeck, who has been given the task to write a report about the death of a foreign visitor. During the writing of this report, he starts writing another report, a private report that he keeps to himself to write in, which is what the reader reads.
The book is a very cynical story, containing the life story of Brodeck who has a fascinating view on humanity, as he has been subjected to the worst horrors in human history.
I personally found it a very slow book, containing unnecessary and banal details, but yet the writing style was very interesting, as the non-linear story has been told in a very special way.
The story itself is interesting, as it gives insight on how humans cope with trauma, how humans do whatever it takes to survive, and the cliché yet interesting theme of the power of love.

Ultimately, I give it a 3/5, as it wasn't very amusing, but rather interesting, but still a slow story.