Showing posts with label Markus Zusak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Markus Zusak. Show all posts

Tuesday, 19 July 2016

Top Ten Tuesday - Books Set Outside of the US


1. Geek Girl series by Holly Smale although themail books do include going to several other countries.

2. The Girl In The Red Coat by Kate Hamer

3. The Humans by Matt Haig

4. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

5. Harry Potter by J.K.Rowling


Top ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The broke and the bookish

Saturday, 12 December 2015

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak




Title: The Book Thief
Author:Markus Zusak
Publisher: Definitions
Publication Date: 14 March 2006
Available Editions: Paperback, EBook, Audiobook.



Book Synopsis:
It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery...

Review:

Thankfully after learning German for 2 years and spending 11 days in Austria, I managed to read and understand all of the German phrases in the book without needing their translation, This includes all of the not so in class teachable words and Phrases.

The majority of the novel takes place in the fictional town of Molching, Germany, near Munich, between 1939 and 1943. The story of Liesel Meminger is narrated by Death, at the beginning Liesel is nine years old and suffering from the death of her brother and separation from her mother. Liesel goes to live with Hans and Rosa Hubermann at 33 Himmel Street in Molching. When Liesel arrives, she can't read and is made fun of in school. She realizes how powerless she is without words, and so Hans, a painter and accordion player, teaches her how to read during midnight lessons in the basement, reading from the book Liesel took from her brother's burial: The Grave Digger's Handbook.

The Grave Digger's Handbook is the very beginning of the thievery, but it is not the only thing Liesel takes. Often throughout the book Liesel is with a young blonde boy called Rudy who is also her neighbour and fellow classmate and football team member.

I have to admit I saw the film before reading the book, but I have to say I do prefer the book, somehow it just seemed better, there were things the film never had and the book just seemed overall better. The one thing I found a little weird were the random little facts that were on the pages every now and then, they were useful when it came to understand what was happening but I just though it better of written them into the story instead of just having a small list of facts on a page and then continuing the story.

Overall it was a touching book, a very great read and a book worth reading cuddled up in the corner with. Anyone out there who wants to experience the book after seeing the film or just want to pass time with reading. I must say I give it a 4.8 out of 5 and must also say that it isn't exactly a quick read but it is worth the time you put into reading it.

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

Top Ten Tuesday - Books on my Fall TBR



Here in the UK, Fall is known as Autumn and begins in September, so by the time you see this TTT it is 22 days into September and as most of us know Autumn and Winter are great times to curl up into small spaces and weird positions and read books. The following books are not only books on my Autumn reading list but also books that I believe are coming to their 'time to be read' stage in life.

They are not listed in any specific order but these are my top ten books on my Autumn/Fall TBR.


Geek Girl: Picture Perfect - Holly Smale
Geek Girl 4: All That Glitters - Holly Smale
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
The Humans - Matt Haig
Everyday - David Levithan
Itch - Simon Mayo
The Spooks Apprentice - Joseph Delaney
Class A - Robert Muchamore's
Maximum Security - Robert Muchamore's
The Medusa Project: The Rescue - Sophie McKenzie

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted over on The Broke And The Bookish

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Book Haul - Tuesday 28 July


So on the 28th of July my mom had allowed me to buy some books from some online stores, three of them were ones to finish off a collection and two others were just two random choices from some recommendations I had. Not only did I order these 5 books but I also had a few EBook editions of books for review that I'll also add to this 'Haul'. The books I ordered online begun to come today so I thought to share them with you.



Geek Girl Geek Drama - Holly Smale

Geek Girl Picture Perfect - Holly Smale
Geek Girl All That Glitters - Holly Smale
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
The Humans - Matt Haig
The following books were those I was granted the right to read for review on Netgalley, I look forward to read them and review them for you guys.
Everything, Everything - Nicola Yoon
Burn Girl - Mandy Mikulencak