... in June: 53. Lord of Scoundrels - Loretta Chase (VIII) 58. Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow - Peter Høeg (VI) 59. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (VIII) 60. Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides (VIII) 61. The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler 62. Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Frankli ...

You're moving right along with your reading. Glad you liked The Book Thief and Doomsday Book. I've read both recently and really liked them.

Book #45 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak **** Another wonderful LT recommendation! I enjoyed the story tremendously, although I could have done without Death as the narrator....I found it distracted from the other characters.

I second The Book Thief Also: The Poisonwood Bible 1984 Animal, Vegetable, Miracle In Defense of Food Pride and Prejudice A Thousand Splendid Suns When we say for everyone to read, are we assuming culturally similar English-speakers? I include The Poinsonwood Bible and A T ...

I would choose: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls The Diary of Anne Frank The Day Donny Herbert Woke Up by Rich Blake Sam: The Boy Behind the Mask by Tom Hallman Cane River by Lalita Tademy The Stanger Beside Me by Ann Rul ...

#10 msf59 - two of the books on your list this quarter are among my favorites -- Peace Like a River and The Book Thief. What a great quarter you've had! But so have I!! Here are mine: The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Gods Behaving Badly ...

I am still reading They Were Counted and this week The Book Thief

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I finished The Book Thief last night. What a beautiful book. Without LT it would have taken me a long time to discover it. Next up: Don't Bother Me, I'm Reading by Maureen Corrigan.

28) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (audio CD - unabridged) A young, German girl during the Third Reich steals books, hides a Jew in her basement, and grows up. Good: I really liked the way that the Germans were portrayed in this book. In most books set during WWII, they are the ...

good thing he didn't want the the book thief!

"My name's Kugler. Walter. I come from Stuttgart." The Book Thief by Markus Zusak "Are you a man who likes to keep a promise?"

... to read the message above. She said didn't care for the book (although she's not a big reader). She is currently reading The Book Thief, which she says is on the sophomore reading list. Better than the reading lists I remember from school!

I finally started The Book Thief last night. Very promising so far.

... book group 29. American Rust - Phillip Meyer (3/04/09) 30. A Version of Truth - Jennifer Kaufman (3/07/09) 31. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (3/14/09) 32. Housekeeping vs. Dirt - Nick Hornby (03/15/09) 33. Black Swan Green - David Mitchell (3/21/09) 34. ...

... books in your library that I plan to read, to choose one I would go with one of the most "wished" book (these days) on LT, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

#27 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I finished this book last night and I'm enjoying it more in retrospect than I did while I was reading it.

... book of the year! Peace Like A River by Leif Enger Lost City of Z by David Grann Guards by Ken Bruen The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

... The Initiation by L.J. Smith - a total blast from my past! I read this series years and years ago :) Also still reading The Book Thief and The Last Olympian.

I just finished The Book Thief, which lived up to the hype. I think I'll probably read The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant next, since I'm craving some historical fiction, but I may change my mind by the time I get home.

I'm glad you enjoyed The Book Thief. It was a memorable read for me last year.

... of South Carolina. 48. Fatherhood - Bill Cosby. An interesting and comic look at parenting in the 21st century! 49. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak - An outstanding look at life in Nazi Germany from the perspective of a German child. 50. West With the Night - Beryl Markham. This was ...

59. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (VIII) I found the first 150 pages of this book hard to get into. I wasn't keen on the writing style and the extensive use of very short paragraphs irritated me. But this was still extraordinarily powerful and one of the best books I've read this year. The ...

124. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak I found the first 150 pages of this book hard to get into. I wasn't keen on the writing style and the extensive use of very short paragraphs irritated me. But this was still extraordinarily powerful and one of the best books I've read this year. The ...

I've just started The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

... Rhonda Byrne 36. The Outlander by Gil Adamson 37. Act Like a Gentleman, Think Like a Woman by Maria Bustillos 38. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 39. Die Smart by Kathy Lane 40. Testimony by Anita Shreve 41. Sylvia, Rachel, Meredith, Anna by Robert Slentz-Kesler

... that my local booksellers raves about it and they usually know the good books. The last one they really raved about was The Book Thief a few years ago.

I am also reading The Book Thief and The Memory Keeper's Daughter with several others on my TBR pile :) Small World.

This month I'm reading The Book Thief and the Memory Keeper's Daughter and I've got several others on my TBR pile.

small haul from Amazon: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (coz you folks are have done such great PR on this title!) Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow ( a poke in the eye to God-Botherers everywhere!) McGee and Stuckey's The Bountiful Container.....my Bible for planning a container ...

... the others. I'll be reading Netherland very soon. Cindy- I've heard very good things about this one, let me know! Loved The Book Thief!

I am hoping that either Deepak Chopra's "Jesus" or The Book Thief count as literary fiction, because I read those in MAy and did not get much else done. I know The Book Thief is considered YA but if you have read it you may agree it is quite literary and has many adult themes. I highly ...

We have read several of the same books this year, with similar rankings. I loved The Book Thief, too! Happy reading.

... are not the only fruit. I am still reading:Time, Space, Knowledge and Tibetan Meditation. I have started The book thief and Musicophilia (both slightly disappointing), and the book in the toilet is now Unwritten rules of social relationships.

Acquired at the Printer's Row Book Fair yesterday: State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy, because the author was charming. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak because I like the bookstore that had the booth. Faeries by Brian Froud and Alan Lee Fancy Nancy's Absolutely Stupendous Sticker Book as ...

Your thread is dangerous for my tbr pile. After reading (in the last few months) Hana's Suitcase, The Reader and The Book Thief, last night I began to read A Lucky Child A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy, I'm now adding The Boy in Striped Pajamas to the list. Since An ...

... them years ago ... instead of a year ago! (I guess that's a sign of being fiftysomething.) Top 5: Ex Libris The Book Thief The Omnivore's Dilemma Everything is Illuminated The Best of the Bellevue Literary Review

... to heat that. It's on my list for this year. This summer I'm planning on choosing only "marvelous" books! :-) I'll move The Book Thief to the "summer shelf."

The Wish List and The Book Thief are very good. Two of my "keeper" books.

The Book Thief was marvelous!

#44 - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - *****

I just finished The Book Thief and absolutely loved it! I am about to start The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins for an LT group read, and I continue listening to Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson hoping I will begin to like it more than I do so far.

June 2nd The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - so far, as good as everyone has told me it would be. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood - got in a mooch! Loving it so far. Dream-Maker's Magic by Sharon Shinn - the last in the series - an easy good read The Wish List by Eoin Colfer - if you ...

Another update - 24 books now tagged 5 or more times: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (9) Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (7) Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (7) Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (6) Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (6) The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (6) The Broth ...

... page of it at one point! I have Posession on my list as well, and that's another longer one as well. I'll be getting The Book Thief from the library, but I've also heard it reads fast, so I'm not really counting that one as a true 500 pager. And Oscar and Lucinda are also going to be ...

... much I've loved the immersion they provide) but fell off the wagon in April. I looked through your lists and see you've got The Book Thief -- it's terrific and reads so fast -- and Middlesex, which is also on mine, maybe we can read it together?

... you like thieving adventures? I've been loving Fingersmith. I Am the Messenger was pretty good -- not as amazing as Book Thief, but good. Man, stand-alones are hard to think of! Oh! If you're up for a really fun read that will keep you on your toes, The King in the Window was ...

23. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak in English I'd heard a lot about this book before and I was curious if it was as good as told. It's better. It is one of the best books I've ever read on the Holocaust because of its different kind of storytelling. I recommend it to everyone regardless of ...

... Young Girl: The Definitive Edition by Anne Frank The power of the truth trumps all fiction. After The Reader and The Book Thief , I was compelled to turn again to Anne Frank. When Anne and the other 7 secreted behind the bookcase were captured from their hiding place by the SS, her ...

The Book Thief is really good! It is sad in some part but over all its a good book.

Not to make things more complicated but I just received a copy of The Book Thief that I have heard wonderful things about. Miranda - if you are having a hard time picking a book - maybe you could list out all the ones mentioned so far and everyone interested can vote? Just a thought - I have ...

... age level - I'm guessing your daughter does as well. Depending on what genres she likes, here are some of my favorites: The Book Thief by, Markus Zusak A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle - actually any book by Madeleine L'Engle - A Ring of Endless Light, An Acceptable Time - I ...

I work in a bookshop, and I sold the book thief to a customer. then a week later ahe came back to re-buy it because someone had stolen it when she put it down on the train.

>#15: Was it this book: The Book Thief ? And is your grandmother's name Liesel?

#77 hemlokgang, I'm sooo jealous! You're reading The Book Thief for the first time. I loved it! As for my reading, I'm in Sumas, Washington, just a couple miles from the Canadian border, and I've just slipped down the trap door of a tunnel that leads to UnderEarth. I'm following ...

I am in the Phillipines in a Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson, and also in Germany with The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

... ** #42 Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb ** #43 Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith ***** #44Whirlwind by Joseph Garber ** #45 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak **** #46 Loser's Town by Daniel Depp ***1/2 #47 The Gathering by Anne Enright * #48 Doomsday Book by Connie Willis **** #49 Say Goo ...

Definitely The Book Thief. Close second: The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich.

... Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. If you haven't read this, you might be interested. Like you, I enjoyed both The Book Thief and I am The Messenger. Have you read The Reader and/or Hana's Suitcase?

... lection. 19. I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - an excellent story; he is such a great author. If you haven't read The Book Thief, I wholeheartedly recommend it. I am the Messenger is for mature YA as it has some language and content; that being said, I really enjoyed it. 20. Harry ...

... Lighthousekeeping....what a treasure! Also finished The Associate....not such a treasure. I have just started The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, and I am beginning to listen to Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott.

... it was a bit long. I did not know that it won the Pulitzer. A lot of people have said that the story telling method in The Book Thief was distracting but it wasn't a problem for me. I read it last year and I loved it.

Thank you for the link to Zusak's interview on amazon. The Book Thief gave an poignant and too often overlooked or ignored look into the lives of Germans who suffered under the scourge of the Nazis. There were many who abhorred the horrors of Hitler, who were valiant in ways great and small in ...

... and reviews a TON of YA books, from a variety of genres. Others that I haven't seen mentioned are the Pretties series, The Book Thief, or The Sisterhood of the traveling Pants series. But steph's list has many more.

I enjoyed The Book Thief, but I think you're right, it wasn't quite as great as everyone said it was. I enjoyed it, and I was fine with Death as the narrator. But it was lacking something, I'm not sure what. I think it was all the foreshadowing that sort of lessened the impact for me.

I have to second the recommendation for The Book Thief. It was a very moving novel. I also have to recommend two YA novels: Anne Frank and Me. This book is about a girl who gets "transported" to France during the Occupation and must go into hiding, much like Anne Frank. The Boy Who Dar ...

I did enjoy The Book Thief, but this is what I have learned this year: reading at this pace is not conducive to my really enjoying a book: I don't remember elements in the book or even passages that really moved me as I would if I read at my regular pace of a book every two weeks or so. So, I'v ...

koolaidmom, I loved Rudy from The Book Thief.

Linda, I agree about The Book Thief. In fact, within the last week, I have loaned my copy to one of my teen nieces (a non-reader, if you can imagine! but I'm working on her) and given another copy as a gift to another teen niece. I enjoyed I Am The Messenger but it can't compare to The Book T ...

... Donna, do you like Winter's Bone? Terry, I recently finished I Am The Messenger. I didn't like it as much as The Book Thief but then again, I think few books can compare to the power of The Book Thief Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is indeed a very sad, sad book.

I hope you enjoyed The Book Thief. It's one of my favorites.

... and your reviews, I believe we are sensitive and emotional people (don't start roaring, Joyce). Most of us have read The Book Thief, and how many of us have not wept over it, including me? Or worse, any animal story that turns out badly? I'm no psychologist, but as sensitive and ...

P.S. I read Book Thief and thought it was really good, but it didn't quite live up to the hype for me. Dune has giant sand worms or something, doesn't it? No, thanks! LOL

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You can always change your categories if you are getting stuck. I read The Book Thief for my international category. I really enjoyed it. Oh, and I read Dune for the first time this year too. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. Great for science fiction.

... Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed to paraphrase....."an astonishing work of staggering genius" #42 The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak moving story - found the narration, constant foreshadowing, and endless headings and subtititles a needless distraction (ducking to ...

Review for The Book Thief I liked this book. I really did. But I didn't *LOVE* it as much as I hoped I would. I heard so many rave reviews about this book that it was hard for it to live up to my expectation. I loved Death as the narrator. I thought that was very cool. I also loved Li ...

I just started The Book Thief today. Also reading The Black Shrike, by Alistair MacLean, and it's got me interested, but it is dated. I don't really like 'the tough guy that all the girls cling to' sort of books.

I just started The Book Thief today.

... the last couple of chapters The Forest in the Hallway by Gordon Smith - a few chapters in and I'm liking it so far The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - I broke down and bought this at work today - only read a few pages so far but I'm pretty sure I'm going to like it Fragile Eternity by ...

so glad you liked The Book Thief..I agree about the ending...What a fantastic book it is. It will remain one of my top reads of 2009!

... of Those Left Behind. It's on my TBR list now :) I work in a small college bookstore (eek!) and I have been looking at The Book Thief for a while now...might just have to breakdown and get it. So many people here on LT seem to be recommending it lately. Glad to know I'm not the only one ...

... fans in here, it does a good job portraying the events between the tv show and the movie. I'm also currently reading The Book Thief which I have had on my TBR pile forever and a day. The writing style threw me for a loop for a bit but now that I have gotten past that, I"m loving it. Death ...

My list of books to look at/buy is now in my library under, appropriately enough, Wish List.

... book group 29. American Rust - Phillip Meyer (3/04/09) 30. A Version of Truth - Jennifer Kaufman (3/07/09) 31. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (3/14/09) 32. Housekeeping vs. Dirt - Nick Hornby (03/15/09) 33. Black Swan Green - David Mitchell (3/21/09) 34. ...

... many books in such a short period of time because I picked up so many really good, can't put down books. The main one was The Book Thief, I just couldn't put it down. That book pulled me in something shocking. I was at my cousins wedding and actually thinking "I could be sitting reading my ...

... during my lifetime, and I don't even know anything about it! Some examples: A Fine Balance and conditions in India; The Book Thief--who ever mentions the ordinary Germans during WWII? An Ordinary Man and Left to Tell about Rwanda. This is why I like getting my book ideas from other ...

... Mead, YA - Vampire Books 2 and 3 of the Vampire Academy series. About teens and vampires in high school. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, YA - Historical Fiction Book about books, and WWII, hiding books and people from the Nazis. Saw this on LT so much that when I saw it ...

... award winners, including some of which I've read already, such as I am The Messenger, Looking for Alaska, Skellig, the Book Thief and Kit's Wilderness. Looks like I'm off to the library today to try to get Black Juice and then begin the new adventure. Thanks..I think (I'm ...

69. 10. The Book Thief It is a wonderful series! Good characters, Good plot, it is a really good series. It is sort of one of those good vs. evil books. If you like those kind of books you would probably like it.

... X by Douglas Coupland (May 15) 3. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 4. Everyman by Philip Roth 5. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 6. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga 7. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 8. Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 9. Coming ...

Ah, a lady on the bus today WAS reading The Book Thief; also a lady in the canteen at dinnertime was reading Morning, Noon and Night, by Sidney Sheldon. The Kirkus Review on Amazon is pretty savage : "thin, flawed, and empty "

... we just saw Twelfth Night performed at Chicago Shakespeare Theater - spectacular!) msf59, I'm also a big fan of The Book Thief, and am intrigued by those that don't like it or have trouble reading it. Hard to figure. Glad you're enjoying the first Harry Dresden book; it's a fun ...

All these bad "vibes" on The Book Thief. I'm glad they are coming after I read it! I don't know guys, I loved the book. Maybe the "jubilant masses" aren't so massive after all. Also a big fan of Out Stealing Horses. Excellent book! Which, I cannot use to describe Labyrinth by Kate Mosse. ...

#136, jhowell, double ditto on The Book Thief, read a hundred pages, couldn't finish it.

I finished The Book Thief last night and started Fool's Fate.

... when I broke my arm and I couldn't hold a book anymore. I have to finish it one of these days. Anyhoo, I finished The Book Thief last night *sniff* and loved it and was sad, and I'm feeling the need for some fantasy now so I started the final Six Duchies book last night Fool's Fate. I ...

I finished The Book Thief - I definately didn't like it as much as others. It felt contrived to me and the writing was clunky and self-conscious (IMHO). Started The Girl with The Dragon Tatoo for my mystery fix. #132 - I thought The Keep was a disappointment. It starts with potential ...

It's been a while - and now there are 22 books with 5 or more folks using the 999 challenge tag: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (9) Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (7) The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (7) American Gods by Neil Gaiman (6) Eclipse by Stephe ...

I have to make copies of the excerpts I typed out for my oral report on The Book Thief tonight in History class, and I completely missed citing one of the pages. I know this is a huge favor to ask, but if anyone has the time, I'd love some help with the page numbers (it starts about an inch ...

I didn't know they are making a movie of The Book Thief. The book was ever so good that I hope the movie can follow suit. In my experience, I'm usually disappointed by movie versions of books I like. To Kill a Mockingbird was an exception!

Oh and did you guys know they're making a movie out of The Book Thief? I don't know about you guys but I'm totally excited about it!! ... even tho movie versions tend to be kind of lame for the most part :

Its very interesting your take on I am Messenger. I noticed many people especially on LT say that they preferred it to The Book Thief.

#79 I'm totally with you on The Book Thief - just average. A bit juvenile and predictable and over-sentimental.

... Eden which was a bit of disappointment for me. Still good, though, just not fantastic as I expected. I am now reading The Book Thief which is OK. I was expecting to be blown away based on all the LT feedback. I am thinking that I am just not all that enamored of YA lit.

#16 Your review is wonderful! Perhaps you would have like it more had you read it before the book Thief. I've just picked up The Book Thief (on Whispers recommendation) from the library and I was sorry to see that they only had it on cassette. I've heard others say that the audio version is ...

... Though, I say this realizing that each one of us has our own thoughts/feelings regarding specific books. I believe The Book Thief is one of my favorite reads thus far in 2009. And, like you, I think his other work simply cannot compare. Have you read The Reader by Bernard Schlink ...

^^^ thanks for the welcome!! I read I am The Messenger right after first reading The book Thief, big mistake. I expected another book thief and to be honest I don’t think I will ever find another book remotely like it. That book is singularly and uniquely its own. What I feel about I Am ...

#17 July 17. Despite some odd stylistic affectations, I'm really enjoying The Book Thief. OK, well, enjoying is probably the wrong word. Appreciating is more accurate.

... books! e gads! I'm enthralled by the Sunday lists you post. I think I am the Messenger simply could not compare to The Book Thief. And, Rachael is spot on with her comment that there are many more books you recommended that we love!

... book I think outstanding. But am hesitate to rate negatively. I think the 2.5 was indicative of the feeling that I loved The Book Thief and thus had so looked forward to another wonderful tale by the same author. I think I'm in the minority regarding I am the Messenger because a lot of ...

Linda, sorry you didn't enjoy I am the Messenger very much. I am looking forward to reading The Book Thief when I can get my hands on it and I will be interested to see if I find this one as powerful as you did.

... liked this book. You may want to check their comments before passing it by. In my opinion, it wasn't as well-written as The Book Thief, but I also think that since I liked the Book Thief so much, it would be difficult to follow such a powerful story.

I Am The Messenger sounds a little disappointing, especially after reading The Book Thief which was a powerful, well-written work. I think I'll pass on this one. ETA I hope your next read is better, Linda!

#63 I agree. The Book Thief is one of my all time favorite books. I love that it gives the perspective of the German people during the Nazi regime, and I think Death makes a very interesting narrator. The first couple of chapters may be a little hard to get in to, but it picks up after that. A ...

#8 Laia, the book would definitely come harder having just read Book Thief. Perhaps cheer yourself back up with something else first before you consider that one. But it was indeed a worthwhile read. ERs can certainly be hit-or-miss. #7 K, kik -- perfect reaction!

I've got to prepare an oral report on The Book Thief, a first draft of a paper about blogs and their effect on consumerism with a focus on the publishing industry (read as: a sneaky way to spend time on LT and honestly tell my partner I'm doing homework when she sees it on the monitor), and a ...

Lefty, I'm not sure I can read Secret Holocaust Diaries on the heels on The Book Thief; there's only so much genocide I can take at once... But I'm glad to hear that it was a worthwhile read (it sounds like?)... I've had some rotten luck choosing readable ERs.

... ***** 11. Outliers, The Story of Success, M. Gladwell ****1/2 10. Dewey,The Smalltown Library Cat, Vicki Myron *** 9. The Book Thief, Marcus Zusak ***** 8. Alcatraz, The True End of the Line, Darwin Coon **1/2 7. Dreams from My Father, Barack Obama **** 6. How the Garcia Girls Lost ...

OK, I gave up on The Eustace Diamonds, I know, I know, it's Trollope, but it's boring me to tears. I started The Book Thief last night.

44. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Worthwhile - very good story and well told. I'm glad I read it. 45. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy Always good.

44. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - 550 pages Like everyone else, I have seen this book on many reading lists and reviewed on multiple blogs. A friend got a copy somewhere so she passed it on to me when she finished it. The only warning was that it gets sad at the end. The book is narrated by ...

Argh, I have yet to read a bad review of The Book Thief and yet when I tried it, I think I only got 20pages in before giving up. The only reason it hasn't ended up on bookmooch is that I have it in hardback. Now I'm nervous to try again. What if I still can't read it!

20. The Book Thief, Markus Zuzak 5/5 stars This may be the best book I have ever read. I'm not really sure where to begin. Not sure if I can right now. More than the story, the writing itself is indescribably enchanting. The way Zuzak demands the attention of your senses, creates ...

... the Evil Librarians. I don't think Sanderson is a bad writer; I just really dislike his style. Another comment on The Book Thief, which, unless something unforgivable happens in the last 50 pages, is now among my top five books of all time... Zuzak's cadence can be disconcerting at ...

Congrats on reaching 75!!!! By the way though I agree that The Road and The Book Thief are nothing alike, I do believe that there is a glimmer of hope in The Road. It is more subtle and not as assured as the hope The Book Thief offers but its there all the same.

The Book Thief--read it last year as a part of a reading committee to compile the school district's librarians' recommended reading list. It's classified as YA, but it's one adults will like too.

... ve. Zusak is one of my favourite writers, I can't wait to see what he comes up with next as it's been quite a while since The Book Thief first came out in Australia/New Zealand. edit to fix touchstone on Impossible

I'm definitely not abandoning The Book Thief at this point. It is too early to tell if the story will draw me in or not, but I sense the uniqueness of the narration takes a different level of understanding. I find a good reading on an audiobook can give just as much appreciation and enjoyment as ...

Yes, The Book Thief takes a little effort initially whereas I am the Messenger is quite addictive from the start. I also love his 3 or 4 books about the Wolfe brothers - Getting the Girl is one of them. Did you enjoy Ever, I read Fairest last year and really liked it.

... tars 7. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (5/23) 4 stars 8. The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde (6/17) 4 stars 9. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (11/24) 5 stars ideas: The Shadow of the Wind, Parnassus on Wheels, The Uncommon Reader, The End of Mr. Y thoughts: ...

... by Joel Salatin November: 59. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart 60. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Today began The Book Thief audio version. Initially, I am struggling to keep up with Death's beginning monologue - the reader is very dramatic and compelling, but if I was looking at print, I think I would be skimming or rereading - not sure which - to get to the story. Impossible to be ...

... felt there was hope implied at the end of The Road. Now I'm hoping that I didn't misconstrue the ending. I have The Book Thief on hold at the library. Seems many people are reading it and I am looking forward to as well.

Hey, Bonnie- Thanks for stopping by my thread and giving me such good advice on The Book Thief. I'm usually very careful about exposing too much and this time I stumbled! You're a gem!

The Book Thief is NOTHING like The Road The Book Thief has promise and love and hope implied.. The Road is horror after horror after evil horror... imho ahem.

I finished The Book Thief and now I can officially join the jubilant masses. I also have to track down this author's other books. What a talent! I started The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule by Thomas Frank. This guy rules! It's horrifying, depressing and endlessly fascinating.

... Lackey and Rosemary Edgehill Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale, ed. by James B. South The Complete Fairy Tales of the B ...

No contest: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

... seemed like a quick and interesting book. There Are Jews in My House by Lara Vapnyar ~ Still caught up by my love for The Book Thief. The Hound in the Left-Hand Corner by Giles Waterfield ~ I bought it because I'm Left-Handed :-D What Are You Looking At? by Donna Jarrell ...

I loved it! I've been reading The Book Thief and hadn't gotten into it, so I decided to try I am the Messenger instead and am really glad I did. It is definately a book I'll keep to reread :)

I definitely need to thank LT for introducing me to new books and authors. Among them: Half a Yellow Sun The Book Thief We Need to Talk About Kevin Short History of Nearly Everything and then all of Bill Bryson's books. World War Z Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien I'm ...

... here. 18. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak I've had this book on my shelf for a long time, but didn't get around to reading it until the read-a-thon this past weekend. I am so sorry ...

27) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ****1/2 This was a big LT favorite and it didn't disappoint. The premise is pretty simple, a young illiterate girl is left with foster parents, in a small town in Nazi Germany. Her "Papa" is a accordion playing, good soul, who teaches the girl to read. Books ...

... href="http://readingandruminations.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/review-perfect-fifths-by-megan-mccafferty/">here. 18. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak I've had this book on my shelf for a long time, but didn't get around to reading it until the read-a-thon this past weekend. I am so sorry ...

#112 The Book Thief sounds like a book I would like to read and I'll see if it is available at my library this weekend. It sort of sounds like The Road maybe not the premise but the bleakness. Do you think there are any similarities?

... has been quite a journey! Each one, well written, insightful, poignant and heart breaking. Beautifully written, The Book Thief told the story of a town and lives torn apart and of simple everyday people forever changed because of Hitler's brutal mission. Deep ethical, moral ...

... on the emotion-o-meter. I usually need to sleep on a high-emotion book like The Boys in the Trees, Wintergirls, and The Book Thief so that I know what feelings "stuck" or maybe went unnoticed. Other books, like mysteries, are pretty low on the meter, so I write those right away. So ...

Link to previous 999-2009 thread here Well, when it came to sticking with my original 999 categories on my first thread, I was definitely a "Cheater, Cheater, Pumpkin-Eater!" I would like to say that I'm 'turning over a new leaf' ...

... post comments on your thread, I do lurk there... And, I totally agree with your comments regarding YA. For example, The Book Thief is a very complicated, intense story. I mentioned to Stasia that at times I feel defensive about YA because I simply love the style and the complex ...

... given the probable increase in this type of relationship because of the internet etc... I'm tossing up between reading The Book Thief or Ender in Exile, but I was kind of holding onto Ender for a rainy day so to speak. Edited to correct i b4 e

I have just found a copy of The Book Thief that I bought for the kids quite a while ago. I never considered reading it then, but it is on the TBR now. Thanks.

I read The Book Thief, The King's Confidante and Lucky Girl yesterday during the 24-Hour ReadAthon, as well as finishing the audio of The Uncommon Reader. Currently I'm reading Uglies and listening to Cutting for Stone.

Peter I'll be curious to learn of your impressions of The Book Thief. I hope all is well with your two beautiful little guys!

... would you credit it!? You might be swaying me to the dark side, err..., I mean, YA books! I have just picked up a copy of The Book Thief based on your emphatic endorsement.

Fabulous review of The Reader. I'm adding it to the TBR pile. I hope you enjoy The Book Thief as much as I did.

... Book Thief is NOTHING like The Road imho One is filled with hidden beauty and hope, and the other with obvious and implied horror.. just imo remember... I ...

There are so many breath-taking passages in The Book Thief, I felt I had to share one. Death as narrator. Here Death recalls a young German soldier dying on a battlefield: