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Post by Dominique on Jan 7, 2007 23:04:37 GMT -5
I just finished it and it was such a good book. I loved it. I'm not sure I can really describe it that well but it's about a girl growing up in Nazi Germany who develops a love of books and words in a time where words were used to make way for genocide and books were burnt in the street. It's written so beautifully and I highly recommend it!
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zeldafitzgerald
Collection of short stories bought by Random House
ancora imparo
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Post by zeldafitzgerald on Jan 8, 2007 7:58:35 GMT -5
Yay! I'm so glad to hear you liked it! It's so original and wonderful.
I've been recommending it to everyone I know, and I bought my cousin a copy for Christmas. I agree that it's hard to describe it well to people who haven't read it, other than "it's amazing!"
Sometimes I get a little frustrated with books that jump around through time a little, and tell you parts of the story out of order in order. But when an author does it well, and tells you the story in a way that makes it more meaningful and beautiful, then I absolutely love it. (I also think The Time Traveler's Wife was another book where you were told events and information out of order, and it worked very well.)
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Bina
First novel published
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Post by Bina on Jan 8, 2007 14:47:50 GMT -5
I checked amazon and apparently I have to wait till september for the paperback to come out. We´re so behind  |
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Post by bookaddict on Jan 8, 2007 14:53:03 GMT -5
I ordered this from my bookclub today.
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Post by Dominique on Jan 9, 2007 0:59:01 GMT -5
Yay! I'm so glad to hear you liked it! It's so original and wonderful. I've been recommending it to everyone I know, and I bought my cousin a copy for Christmas. I agree that it's hard to describe it well to people who haven't read it, other than "it's amazing!" I loved it! I agree I was like grr how do I describe it? when I started the thread. yay then you guys can read it too bookaddict and dorothy (when it comes out)  |
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Post by danithebookworm on Jan 26, 2007 23:07:41 GMT -5
I absoutely loved The Book Thief. It was such a good read. I agree that placing some events out of order worked really effectively. Not all authors are able to do that. The relationship you gain with Leisel I felt was similar to the feelings I hhad to Anne in Anne Franks Diary. They both have a love of reading and writing out parts of their lives. They both endured many struggles and continued to be strong. I will never forget this book.
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Post by bookaddict on Jan 27, 2007 9:15:41 GMT -5
I ordered this book, and i'm waiting to get it. I can't wait to start reading it.
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bookworm148
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
"Here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of a sky of a tree called life."
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Post by bookworm148 on Jan 31, 2007 11:20:07 GMT -5
I'm going to order it soon. It looks good.
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