This is the last "official" book on my Something About Me reading list! However, I'm quickly moving on to my "I hope I have time to read these" list.
Loved this book. Loved it. It only took me two days to read, because I just couldn't put it down. Authors like Markus Zusak amaze me. What happens with so many authors that I like is that after a few books I never read them again because, well, read one and you've read them all. I mean, I swear, pick up a John Grisham or a James Patterson and you can just substitute names and places and "voila!" you've got a new book! (Sorry Grisham and Patterson fans).
Not so with Markus Zusak. If you read The Book Thief and loved it, prepare for the same engaging, can't-put-it-down style, but a completely different book. Totally different premise, totally different setting, timeline, etc. There's not a thing about this book that reminded me of his other, except how much I loved it.
Now you're reading about a 19 year old card-playing cabdriver who's a bit of a loser. All of a sudden, he starts getting messages delivered to him on playing cards and you're off on a great adventure. Read this, read The Book Thief, and then you'll probably do what I'm going to do, which is scour the library and book stores for his other ones.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
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3 comments:
I am dying to read one of his books.
So glad you enjoyed it! A very memorable read!
I read this too and did enjoy it. I actually bought the book theif before I read this one and haven't got to it yet, but you are encouraging me to go pick it up.
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