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... re-reads -
Five stars -
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus - Charles C. Mann
Four 1/2 -
City of Thieves - David Benioff
* We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson
Four (the best of the four stars) -
* The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
* ... ... work and to be able to say she's gotten through it. This book may just be my all-time least favorite. What garbage.
City of Thieves, by David Benioff - not bad enough to earn an "awful" tag in my library, but by no means spectacular. The prose is decent, but only barely so--the novel ... ... Muriel Barbery
The Angels Game by Caros Ruiz Zafon
Likeness by Tana French
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
Prodigal Summer by B ... Top 5 4th quarter:
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
City of Thieves by David Benioff}
Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder
underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche by Haruki Murakami
Silk by Alessandro Baricco ... of Sarajevo* by Steven Galloway
Captain Corelli's Mandolin* by Louis de Berniers
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Silk by Alessandro Baricco
The great 2009 (for me) YA titles I mentioned include the sequels to Graceling and The Hunger Games ... Books for my RL Armchair Travelers Book Group
13 - Jan -10 City of Thieves by David Benioff
10 - Feb -10 White Sky, Black Ice by Stan Jones
10 - Mar -10 The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts by Louise de Bernieres
14 - Apr -10 A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam
1 ... In Leningrad during the seige, with City of Thieves, going hunting for some eggs. ... for NZ Book of Year)
Tom Rob Smith Child 44
Hannah Tinti The Good Thief
On my tbr bookshelf
David Benioff City of Thieves
Andrea Camilleri The Paper Moon
Gyorgy Dragoman The White King
Helen Garner The Spare Room
Zoe Heller The Believers
Stephanie Johnson Swimme ... ... nogging
17. Carson McCullers - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
18. Chuck Palahniuk - Fight Club
19. David Benioff - City of Thieves
2o. James Joyce - Dubliners
21. Tucker Max - Belligerence and Debauchery
22. Nicholas Dawidoff - The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Be ... ... by Cherie Priest
Mainspring by Jay Lake
The Rare Coin Score by Richard Stark
The Score by Richard Stark
City of Theives by David Benioff
How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It by John Wesley Rawles
Haiku by Andrew Vachss
Rumble Tumble by Joe R. Lansdale ... I just left Russia after finally finding a dozen eggs in City of Thieves. Now I'm trying to write a love story in Iran without being imprisoned or worse in Censoring an Iranian Love Story. ... Much - Peter Walsh (10/26/09) Skimmed. We know what we have to do!
121. Addition - Toni Jordan (10/28/09)
122. City of Thieves - David Benioff (10/30/09)
123. Small Island - Andrea Levy (10/31/09)
124. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke (11/05/09)
125. Fruit - Brian Francis (1 ... ... I'm blushing like crazy! That makes two huge compliments in one day! I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy!
Nice comments on City of Thieves and you are right on the money with describing it as "cinematic". I felt exactly the same way. No game tonight, so it's just us!! Finished City of Thieves today. Even though the underlying story included the siege of Leningrad during WWII and partisans out in the countryside fighting and losing to Nazis (and all the expected atrocities of war) it was still a fun, and even funny, thriller of a book with three very appealing ... ... at those A shelves. Happy scanning, but hope you get some reading time in over the weekend! :-) I'm going to be reading City of Thieves as soon as I'm done with Small Island. Hi Bonnie,
Small Island may end up as my #1 read this year and I also loved City of Thieves. Happy reading friend. Bonnie Hi Bonnie! I hope you enjoy City of Thieves as much as I did! Have a great day. Joanne Hey BonnieB - I've wishlisted Small Island. It sounds like a winner, maybe I can snag a copy from Bookmooch. I loved City of Thieves! I'm wrapping up The Hunger Games today and it's been terrific! ... girls! :-)
Hey, Mark! I've been reading Small Island which is a great book so far (love the different voices), but City of Thieves is due back this weekend, so will read it over the next couple of days and give you a book report by Sunday! ;-)
Just noticed that I had the wrong title. ... #158 - City of Thieves - David Benioff ... **
22. Netherland by Joseph O'Neill **1/2
23. Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith ****
24. Small Island by Andrea Levy *****
25. City of Thieves by David Benioff ****
26. Shadow Country by Peter Matthiesson *****
27. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie ****
28. The Idea of Perfection ... City of Thieves > emaestra- As usual, you've made some great choices. I loved City of Thieves and I've been getting pumped about the latest Pynchon, an author I have never read! What?? ... buy but I want to check out anyway.
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
City of Thieves by David Benioff
St Petersburg/Leningrad during WWII.
City of Thieves by David Benioff. INto the 4th chapter - pretty much 1 chapter a night before bedtime and it is delightfully well done- it has suspense, good humor and a human touch. THe characters have already captured my interest and I am rooting for ... ... by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (gothic, beautiful, haunting, book lover type of story.. i dont really know how to describe it)
City of Theives by David Benioff (story about two boys who are surviving the war in russia by finding eggs for a general's daughters' wedding)
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
The Likeness by Tara French
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
City of Thieves by David Benioff
and now i'm late for work so I must run rather than ponder what the fifth book should be! Finished City of Thieves. Now enjoying Coal Black Horse ... looking forward to a better 4th:
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout This one sits firmly at the top! Stunning!
City of Thieves by David Benioff
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Non-fiction:
Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson Search for a missing U-boat! Outs ... I am reading City of Thieves by David Benioff the premises are : in Leningrade during the Nazi’s siege two men find themselves in a cell, one of them is charged of looting a nazi’s dead pilot, the other one is deem as a disertor, but instead of being executed they are given a shot at saving ... Reading Coal Black Horse By Robert Olmstead and City of Thieves by David Benioff. ... not executed , if we find a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter’s wedding cake; all this in City of Thieves by David Benioff the same who wrote The 25th Hour From the Library
Coal Black Horse by Robert Olmstead
City of Thieves by david Benioff
Those Damn Horse by George Walsh ... but otherwise I agree with >57 jhedlund - The Book Thief, Corelli's Mandolin and Night are all great. This year City of Thieves by David Benioff was very good. ... Remains by Tracy Kidder - biography of a Burundi immigrant who survives genocide and hardship to go on to help others
City of Thieves by David Benioff - WWII novel set in Russia
Abundance of Katherines by John Green - YA title about teens on a road trip coming to grips with who ... Just finished City of Thieves by David Benioff...very good. Can't wait to see the movie, which I'm sure will follow.
Now thinking of starting one of the following books...Complicity by Iain Banks, Damascus Gate by Robert Stone, The Zero by Jess Walter, or Shelley's Heart ... Just finished City of Thieves by David Benioff...very good. Can't wait to see the movie, which I'm sure will follow.
Now thinking of starting one of the following books...Complicity by Iain Banks, Damascus Gate by Robert Stone, The Zero by Jess Walter, or Shelley's Heart ... ... - Stieg Larsson
Other close favorites:
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Olive Kittridge by Elizabeth Strout
The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies
Out Stealing Horses by ... > laruebk- Perfect word to describe City of Thieves: cinematic! Benioff is also a screenwriter, so I'm sure that helps explain it. Excellent book and I hope you continue to enjoy it! #181, Agreed.
And now for something completely different...
Just started City of Thieves by David Benioff. The setting is Leningrad during the siege. Only 50 pages in but I feel completelty immersed in the setting. Very cinematic...cold and gray coupled with crushing desperation, but also ... #252: Some nice reads there. I am adding City of Thieves and Kensuke's Kingdom to Planet TBR. I have already read The Girl Who Played With Fire. #251 Thanks very much FlossieT
Feeling v lazy about updating my thread at the moment. Here are my last 3:
81 City of Thieves by David Benioff
Brilliant. Echoes of The Siege by Helen Dunmore (possibly my favourite book ever) and Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith, which I also loved. A must ... Yay for another convert to a great book. : ) I can also heartily recommend City of Theives and The House at Riverton by Kate Morton, which, whilst not in the top 5 of my favourites so far this year, would definitely feature in the top 10. #227 I'd like to read City of Thieves; where is RL? Is that another book-lovers website? And thanks for returning the favor!
Thanks for the well-wishes. Family-member is doing well (she is very private and wouldn't want to be identified at all). I slept well last night and life seems a ... ... Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (cousin recommended)
2. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (brother recommended)
3. City of Thieves by David Benioff (library patron recommended)
4. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (friend recommended)
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7.
8. ... it's the same Moth. I'll have to look it up in itunes. The author's Joyce Maynard, btw.
And here I come to butt in - City of Thieves is a fantastic story set during the siege of Leningrad and is based on stories told by the author's grandfather.
I had tried to read the striped pj ... ... It was hard to put down and I'll be looking for more of Maynard's books!
>241 msf59 - So glad to see you enjoyed City of Thieves! ... need to bump this up to a position of prominence. In fact ..make it your next book to read now that you've finished City of Thieves.
Finally managed to start A Secret Alchemy by Emma Darwin .. it's amazing how many little interruptions one gets in an evening. I've switched off my ... 48) City of Thieves by David Benioff ****1/2
January 1942, the siege of Leningrad. Two young Russian men are arrested, one for theft and the other for desertion. Serious war-time offenses. Enter a high-ranking officer, who is preparing a wedding for his precious daughter. He lacks a main ... ... and I'm already sold. I like his style. I also read Speak, along with one of my kids. It was a strong novel.
I finished City of Thieves by David Benioff and I cannot praise it enough! Excellent book! Berly- I added The Twin to the wishlist. It sounds very good. I have to rave about City of Thieves,another excellent read! ... I try to do the same in my mini-reviews, unless I inadvertently stumble and you are suddenly there, to right my ship.
No, City of Thieves is not YA. I finished it today and it is truly an excellent story. Benioff is a major talent! ... to write in general, so thought, "Why am I giving myself this work?" and stopped requesting until just recently.
Re: City of Thieves, I don't know, Mark... It's a YA book, right? It's an important part of history that I haven't read very much about, but after The Boy in the Striped Paja ... I'm just finishing up City of Thieves and it's been a marvel. I highly recommend it. I'll post a short review on my challenge. Will be starting Await Your Reply an ER book I've been sitting on for awhile. I love LT dearly but what an avalanche of books!! David Benioff is a fine writer and here is a couple short passages from City of Thieves:
'I've always envied people who sleep easily. Their brains must be cleaner, the floorboards of the skull well slept, all the little monsters closed up in a steamer trunk at the foot of the bed. I was born ... ... one ER book to read & review and it's called Await Your Reply and I plan on starting it very soon. I'm nearly done with City of Thieves and it's been excellent. Short review forthcoming! I have never read Karin Slaughter but she is one I'll keep an eye on. Take care, friend! :-) ... The Pillars of the Earth for the group read. I know my fellow LTer's are divided on this one but I enjoyed it. I started City of Thieves by David Benioff and based on the 1st 60 pages, this is going to be a crackling good story! ... have 70 pages left. It's been hard dragging it out so long but the book is always easy to get back into . I'll be starting City of Thieves next, along with a host of others, I've been neglecting .Too bad the threads have been plagued by such a vile character. Have a great weekend! I'm gonna agree with #1 on City of Thieves. I liked it enough to give it to two of my friends. Close seconds would be Three Cups of Tea}, The Book Thief, and The Sweetness at The Bottom of The Pie I've read a few good books this year, but have recently finished City of Thieves by David Benioff. I hadn't heard of it before I picked it up off the shelf and bought it but the simple blurb on the back intrigued me. It's about two prisoners in WW2 Russia who are given a week to search the ... ... Johanna Sinisalo, Finland
9-Dec-09 - ## The Last of the Angels ## by Fadhil al-Azzawi, Iraq
27-Jan-10 – City of Thieves by David Benioff, Russia
Sashenka by Simon Sebag Montefiore might be the kind of book your looking for, set during the Russian Revolution.
City of Thieves by David Benioff and The Siege by Helen Dunmore are set during the Siege of Leningrad in WWII, like The Bronze Horseman, and could probably be of interest to ... I'm currently reading the brilliant City of Thieves by David Benioff >#18:
Hi Mark;
Oh, you beat me to it. Well, let me know what you think of city of Thieves I know I will love Home as I really liked Homemaking and Gilead grabbed my heartstrings and pulled me in tight.
Thanks for your many recx Mark. I haven't gone wrong on one of yours yet.
You ... Hi Belva,
Wow, you really do read fast.
I have The City of Thieves to read for one of my RL book groups in January, so I am waiting until then. Otherwise I might not remember it to discuss. I also have The Madonnas of Leningrad may try to read that sooner, or may read it as a ... Hey Belva- I just received a copy of City of Thieves and I'm really looking forward to it. Glad to see you nabbed Home, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Have a great weekend! Hi Joanne;
I will have to give City of Thieves a try at some point in time. I have seen it kicked about LT for quite a while now so I think across the board it has been pretty well received. I liked The Madonnas of Leningrad but it was a struggle to stay focused on the book. I was really ... Hi Belva - Madonnas was a good read but I liked City of Thieves better. It also takes place during the siege of Leningrad but is a very different story. ... that it's not too gory and funny. You make it sound good, and Belva's quote does seem to back you up.
Also added City of Thieves. Thanks, coppers! Hello Mark and All!
I discovered Madonnas mentioned in a LT review of City of Thieves. I found it and enjoyed it greatly but for whatever reason, I liked City of Thieves more. Both take place during the siege of Leningrad and both are good stories, but they are very different. Basically ... A nice surprise from an LT Angel:
City of Thieves by David Benioff I've wanted to read this book forever! Now I have no choice!
From Bookmooch:
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway. I've been hearing great buzz on this one.
A Mad Desire to Dance by Elie Wiesel. A couple ... ... a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler, which I enjoyed - reminded me of the Lost in Austen tv series on dvd, and City of Thieves by David Benioff, which was excellent, a WWII story set in Russia.
Have started Mrs. McGinty's Dead, an Agatha Christie featuring Hercules Poirot, ... ... to the death.
The Stand by Stephen King is a post-apocalyptic survival novel, as is The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
City of Thieves by David Benioff is about 2 Russians trying to survive an interesting mission in WWII. #76: City of Thieves looks very good. I will give it a try! Book 37 - City of Thieves by David Benioff
I am quickly finding out that I lack the ability to review books well. I always say roughly the same thing if I like them or think they are ok. I only really have a lot to say if I really dislike them but I usually only read books I think I'll enjoy.
... Finished David Benioff's CITY OF THIEVES last night. Quite a good read but, as one of our members noted, there were some rather quasi-unbelievable aspects to the novel. But the depictions of wartime Leningrad were very powerful, the efforts that were made by the citizens of the besieged city to ... ... Noble:
Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready (because of FicusFan's description of it).
The Inner Circle by T.C. Boyle
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Winter World by Bernd Heinrich
Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned From Judy Blume edited by Jennifer O'Connell
... Thanks for the CITY OF THIEVES tip.
Added to my request-from-library list.
And I picked up CHILD 44 from the library yesterday as well. New arrival, just sitting there on the shelf. Just in time too as it seems I'm coming down with a bit o' the flu and might be out of action for awhile. ... this book is also supposed to be the first in a series for this author. The second book comes out soon.
Have you tried City of Thieves by David Benioff? Set during WWII in Russia, two accused criminals set out to do a favor for a colonel in order to save themselves. Great read. ... books to me unless I've asked and then they will tell me what they like and what's been selling well lately. I believe City of Thieves is their latest book club pick so that may be why the are pushing it. I have to say it was a very good book. I would recommend it. ... Theatre
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Benioff discusses City of Thieves, a coming-of-age story taking place during the Nazi's siege of Leningrad in WWII.
Date Saturday, April 18, 2009 - Sat
Time 7:30 P.M.
Place Warwick's Boo ... ... on the counter - perfectly normal. I glanced at it, but I don't think I was obsessively staring or anything. The book was City of Thieves by David Benioff. When the cashier was ringing up my book, he said something casual like - Oh, that looks interesting. Then he started talking about City ... ... Nobel Prize for Literature?
Do people really read those?
11) What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
City of Thieves
12) What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
They have already done it--The Road
13) Describe your weirdest dream involving a ... City of Thieves by David Benioff, one of my recent favorites! Finished City of Thieves by David Benioff. Liked it very much. Will be a quick read for most.
Starting Wallace Stegner's nonfiction American Places next. ... paperback, Reed's account maybe the best eyewitness account of any revolution.
Started David Benioff's novel, City of Thieves set in the same city as Reed's account but during the 900 day siege by the German army begun in June 1942. Very good so far. ... Danse Macabre by Stephen King
35. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
36. Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox
37. City of Thieves by David Benioff
38. Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
39. Night Shift by Stephen King
40. Dracula by Bram Stoker
41. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. S ... ... lovers and the repercussions of their rocky relationship. Only those who appreciate the unreliable narrator need apply.
City of Thieves by David Benioff - how can a novel set in the Siege of Leningrad not be a total downer? Turn it into a buddy/roadtrip story that while lighthearted in ... There is a number of interesting-looking novels set in Leningrad during the 900-day siege in WWII:
City of Thieves by David Benioff, a dark comedy
The Siege by Helen Dunmore
Ice Road by Gillian Slovo
Hunger by Elise Blackwell
The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
Unforgiving Yea ... There is a number of interesting-looking novels set in Leningrad during the 900-day siege in WWII:
City of Thieves by David Benioff, a dark comedy
The Siege by Helen Dunmore
Ice Road by Gillian Slovo
Hunger by Elise Blackwell
The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
Unforgiving Yea ... ... - the long version, again. And am almost halfway through Family Pictures, an early Sue Miller I overlooked. Audio is City of Thieves narrated by Ron Perlman. City of Thieves read by Ron Perlman. He has a great voice and is doing a creditable job, but I can't get Hellboy out of my head. ... Nouf by Zoe Ferrari
7. The Monkey's Raincoat by Robert Crais
8. America, America: A Novel by Ethan Canin
9. City of Thieves by David Benioff
10.The Condition by Jennifer Haigh
11.The Legal Limit by Martin Clark
Of the eleven, People of the Book, Finding Nouf and City of T ... My top 3 January favorites:
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferraris
City of Thieves by David Benioff (great book read several months ago) ... Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
8. Broken Prey by John Sandford
9. Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
10. City of Thieves by David Benioff
11. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
12. Freakonomics by Steven Levitt
13. From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Friedman
14. The Girl ... ... 5. But what a great problem to have!
Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
City of Thieves by David Benioff
The Outlander by Gil Adamson
When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson City of Thieves by David Benioff Slaughter-House 5 is one of my all-time favorites. Of WWII books, Suite Francaise, Stones from the River, City of Thieves, Skeletons at the Feast, Five Quarters of the Orange, and The Book Thief are some of my favorites. I appreciate books that serve as reminders of the toll the war ... 1. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
2. In The Woods by Tana French
3. City of Thieves by David Benioff
4. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer
And, unless something inexplicable happens in the last 100 or so pages
5. The Outlander a Novel by Gil Ada ... #201 coppers I will let you know about City of Thieves--I should finish it this weekend. It really is a very enjoyable read. #200 momom248 - I hope you're enjoying City of Thieves. I thought it was great! Still reading City of Thieves--should finish this weekend. Then I must start The Space Between Before and After cause I won an author chat w/ my book club. Then either Story of Edgar Sawtelle or The Other Queen Still reading City of Thieves which is good. Next up will be maybe a Philippa Gregory book. I went to her book signing on Wed. Her 1st stop on her US tour to promote The Other Queen. She was delightful to listen to--that British accent, her knowledge of Tudors, and she was funny. ... Kristin Lavransdatter. So many are reading and enjoying it that I need to check it out--literally.
Been reading City of Thieves and enjoying it. Next up I think is The Story of Edgar Sawtelle the newest Oprah pick. I hear its great. I'm reading Dearest Anne this week. I'll be starting another book in a day or two, probably City of Thieves. Just finished City of Thieves by David Benioff. It was a great read.
The novel centres around two Russians during the Siege of Leningrad during WW2. One is a deserter from the Russian army, the other a looter, and both are captured and sentenced to death by firing squad. They meet up in the ... I just finished City of Thieves by David Benioff. What a great read! Now I'm ready for something lighter -I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley. It looks promising.
#136 bookgirl271 - I felt the same way when I read The Handmaid's Tale for the first time. Stick with it - you'll ... "Vodka."
City of Thieves by David Benioff
"Vodka? Made from what?" I'm about half way through City of Thieves and am really enjoying it. #150 Coppers: This was the group I was talking about! Ha. I've heard great things about City of Thieves, so let me know!
I started After Dark by Haruki Murakami. He's such a great writer! I've only read one other, Kafka by the Shore, but I'm convinced he's one of the best working today! ... ... it, it is so beautifully written and full of symbolism.
Just finished Timbuktu by Paul Auster and plan on starting City of Thieves tomorrow. I don't know too much about it but it's waiting at the library so I must have heard good things to put it on hold! I have gone back to WWII in City of Thieves by David Benioff...seige of Leningrad. Finished The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry last night and started City of Thieves by David Benioff...think I am going to like it...love stories set during the seige of Leningrad. 127. City of Thieves by David Benioff
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