a document of days

As you know, I typically write about the books I read in the sidebar. However, I've read a book that so moved me I felt I had to write about it here.

I read a lot. Many of the books I read I enjoy, but there are few that draw me in so completely that I continue to think about the characters long after I've finished the book. And while I am reading, I am engrossed fully in the story, feeling what the characters are feeling, happy when they are happy and even crying when it is sad. Ok, sometimes bawling.

The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak is one of those few. I picked it up at the library book sale because I'd seen it on the NYT Bestseller list, but knew little about it. The book was originally published in Australia as mainstream literature and is now labeled young adult, though I find this arguable.

To quote The Book Thief

It’s 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

Obviously, I highly recommend this book.

Theresa, if you haven't read it already, this book will be waiting for you in Kentucky when you return to the States.