So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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Small Steps, is, among other things, a modern-day classic. I first read it when I was just ten years old, and I am now fifteen. I read it every year on my birthday, a treat to myself. It is easy to understand, but the plot is still gripping enough to keep me reading. Theodore or 'Armpit' is a loveable narrator and by the end of the novel, I always want to sit with him and eat waffles. Definitely on my favorites list.
The Book Thief. The Book Thief. Just whispering the title gives me chills. This story changed my life. For the one week I was engrossed in this tale of life, love and loss, I was with Liesel Meminger every step of the way. I was with her when she moved in with the Humbermann's on Himmel Street and I was with her when she played ball in the streets of Nazi Germany. I watched her steal, I watched her read, and I watched her learn. Liesel Meminger and Max Vandenburg have changed my life. This tale twisted a knot in my stomach that only the ending could untie. By far the most beautifully written book I have ever had the pleasure of reading. And to Markus Zusak- as Shakespeare would say, 'A thousand thanks.'
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Aurelle, January 20, 2012
Small Steps, is, among other things, a modern-day classic. I first read it when I was just ten years old, and I am now fifteen. I read it every year on my birthday, a treat to myself. It is easy to understand, but the plot is still gripping enough to keep me reading. Theodore or 'Armpit' is a loveable narrator and by the end of the novel, I always want to sit with him and eat waffles. Definitely on my favorites list.The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Aurelle, January 20, 2012
The Book Thief. The Book Thief. Just whispering the title gives me chills. This story changed my life. For the one week I was engrossed in this tale of life, love and loss, I was with Liesel Meminger every step of the way. I was with her when she moved in with the Humbermann's on Himmel Street and I was with her when she played ball in the streets of Nazi Germany. I watched her steal, I watched her read, and I watched her learn. Liesel Meminger and Max Vandenburg have changed my life. This tale twisted a knot in my stomach that only the ending could untie. By far the most beautifully written book I have ever had the pleasure of reading. And to Markus Zusak- as Shakespeare would say, 'A thousand thanks.'(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)