The Book Nook is my little place to talk about (not to be insanely obvious here…) books. Because I like to read a book every year or so. I promise I won’t give anything away (but, things happen). And, there is a 76% chance that you’ll find this review a complete waste of time because you read the book 10 years ago. Moving on.
THE BOOK: The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
My thoughts (which most likely carry little to no influence):
This book was recommended to me a lifetime ago right here on this piddly blog and I finally buckled down and read it over the holidays. When I say buckled down, what I mean is, I was down right glued to its delicious pages, with only one care in the entirety of the world: I needed to find out what happens to the alarmingly michevious book thief. I’m not going to tell you what it’s about because I want you to go in blind, like me. It’s for the best. I stayed up until midnight reading it (you have no idea the magnitude of this gesture), with the Christmas tree all aglow and a blanket tucked around my legs. Although I read furiously, as my heart did gymnastics and my hands sweated, I could not for the life of me, warm my feet. Because, honestly, you can’t read The Book Thief and feel warm all over.
Grade: A++
Would I recommend it to a stranger on the bus (trying to make his way home)? My god, YES already!!! That’s three exclamations! Now four! I need to just. stop.
What I am reading now: Nothing right this hot second, but have I high hopes that my friend will lend me The Help. If not, I will resort to reading the Twilight series secretly in my closet because it’s almost 2012 and I’ve got some serious catching up to do.
That’s it, the A++ and 4 exclamations convinced me to read this book! I’m starting tonight (and finishing by Jan 2, according to the library). Please hold all calls and emails to me until then. Can’t wait!
You’d better get crackin’!
The Help was a wonderful book! I am actually going to be watching the movie tonight….very excited!!!
YAY, can’t wait to get my grubby hands on it. MamaP said the movie was the best she’d seen since my twin and I came flying out of her uterus.
L.O.L. You are cute. And the movie was awesome! It made bawl like a baby.
Candace – the Help is awesome. I’m tempted to send you my copy so you don’t have to wait on your friend! It’s definitely a read-before-you-watch-the-movie. Which will inevitably make you ever so slightly disappointed with the movie, but that’s fine because then you can feel slightly superior to whoever you watch it with who hasn’t read the book.
Either way you will still probably cry. Another great book (series) if you enjoy having your heart in your throat and staying up way past bedtime is The Hunger Games. Movie coming out in March. I described them as you did The Book Thief: “Delicious.” Enjoy!
Doh! Jenny, how on earth did I miss this comment until now!?! My apologies!
Sssh, don’t tell anyone, but I was able to snag The Help from the library and I just finished it this weekend. It was stellar. Can’t wait to see the movie. I have dibs on The Hunger Games at the library once it becomes available…can’t wait! Also, a new recommendation that I just put on my list to read: Bossypants, by Tina Fey. Hope you had a wonderful holiday and thank you for the comment!
I don’t know if I said that, exactly, but I could have done. I have been known to say things just like that! The book, The Help, was very good and the movie was well done. I was impressed because usually I can’t watch the movie once I have read the book. It was especially poignant because I was 13 in 1963, just then wondering what was going on outside my little berg. I’ll see if I can read the BOOK THIEF. It seemed like it was a thick book and slow reading. If theCandace liked it, I’ll give it a shot. She has good taste. Although, I don’t think I would like the Twilight series. I would also like the read the HUNGER GAMES but I think they are sad. No matter what – please keep reading. lv mamap
Yeeees, Hunger Games are on my list too!