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Philippe Claudel: Brodeck's Report 4 stars

Brodeck's Report (French: Le Rapport de Brodeck) is a 2007 novel by the French writer …

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