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The Book Thief
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Markus Zusak
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, January 08, 2010
If you met Death, and could have a conversation with him (her?) you probably wouldn't expect to find humor a part of his personality. Sarcasm perhaps, but not wit. Markus Zusak, however, seems to discover that the grim reaper is a rather funny guy, appreciating the irony of life even as he harvests his take. The Book Thief is about many things...little girls growing up in troubled times, people who have a sense of obligation to those who saved them, and simple people trying to survive in tough times. Reading this book once is not enough, for there's far too much to really "get" in a single pass. If nothing else (and there is much more) you'll learn a great deal about how ordinary people survived (or didn't) the Third Reich. It's not about the war, or the Holocaust, or all the other typical things of the day. It's about ordinary people confronting extraordinary times. It's also a wonderful book. Read it, read it again, and then recommend it to all your friends. They'll thank you.
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Kennedy In Berlin
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Andreas W Daum
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, April 17, 2009
The synopsis says this is the story of Kennedy's visit to Berlin. That's true, but it's only a small part of this book. In truth, Daum as put that visit in the context of the time, demonstrating how Kennedy's youth and outlook affected Berliners and the whole cold war far beyond his visit to the city and Ich Bien ein Berliner. A simple look at what happened in Berlin when Kennedy was killed helps identify what the man meant to the city. In 1948 Berliners chose between democracy and communism, watching as the democracies operated the Luftbrücke (Airlift) to keep the city alive. They forged both a relationship with the United States and a belief in democracy that probably couldn't have happened under "normal" circumstances. In 1961, when the wall went up, the United States again led by example, and Kennedy's visit was the crowning achievement. When he arrived, he brought with him Lucius Clay, the hero of the Lufrbrücke. When Kennedy was killed, more then 300,000 people came out on a cold November evening to pay their respects, standing in the square where more than a million had stood to hear him speak. Two days later, the square was renamed John F Kennedy Platz, the name that it still holds today. The wall didn't come down for another 26 years, but the people still remember Kennedy. This book tells the whole story, and places those events in context. It's a great read, and a great resource. Read The Candy Bombers and then this. Suddenly the position of the United States in the world of central Europe makes more sense.
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