Well, some stuff went down...yes I'm ashamed of myself as well. I officially am like done with The Book Thief. The beginning is just way too slow. My mom finished it in like a month, and has promised me it will get better but I just refuse! Every time I pick it up again and try to read it, I zone out and do something else. Haha, I know that's really bad but I can't help it.
For Christmas I had gotten a book I have been wanting to read for the longest time; probably as soon as it was released by John Greene. It's The Fault in Our Stars(: So far (unlike the stupid Book Thief) it has caught my attention instantly. The way John describes the characters make it seem as if i actually know them. Like, as if I'm living their lives with them. The author's voice is really distinct as well. I feel like I could learn a few things from him actually(:
Continuing to read at this very moment!!
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Sunday, February 2, 2014
About the Author: Markus Zusak
Zusak was born to his Australian father and German mother, both of whom had experienced WWII. He says that is what inspired him to write about it. He also says The Book Thief is unlike anything he has ever written before, which is unusual because it's his most read.
The Angel Of Death...
Even though his personality is less shown more and more as the story progresses, I decided to do a little description of the narrator; The Angel Of Death.
Like I mentioned earlier in one of my previous blogs, his opinion tends to be very dark and pessimistic about almost everything. "A final, soaking farewell was let go of, and they turned and left the cemetery, looking back several times. As for me, I remained a few moments longer. I waved. No one waved back." (Pg. 24) This quote shows that he's mindless to the fact that someone has just died, and he chooses to 'wave' at Leisel and her mom, expecting them to wave back. Seriously?? No one can even see him in the first place.
I don't feel as if I'm spoiling his character. It's more like common sense to assume he isn't human. "How could that woman walk? How could she move? That's the sort of thing I'll never know, or comprehend-what humans are capable of." (Pg. 25) The reader may realize this even sooner in this quote by Zusak: "Twenty-three minutes later, when the train was stopped, I climbed out with them. A small soul was in my arms." (Pg. 8)
As the story is continuing, I'm noticing the point of view changing slightly. In the beginning I could only see from The Angel Of Death's eyes, but now I'm seeing it through Leisel's poor, innocent, sparkling brown eyes. I'm noticing the mood change from bitter and spiteful, to a more positive feeling of hope; very optimistic in a sense.
Like I mentioned earlier in one of my previous blogs, his opinion tends to be very dark and pessimistic about almost everything. "A final, soaking farewell was let go of, and they turned and left the cemetery, looking back several times. As for me, I remained a few moments longer. I waved. No one waved back." (Pg. 24) This quote shows that he's mindless to the fact that someone has just died, and he chooses to 'wave' at Leisel and her mom, expecting them to wave back. Seriously?? No one can even see him in the first place.
I don't feel as if I'm spoiling his character. It's more like common sense to assume he isn't human. "How could that woman walk? How could she move? That's the sort of thing I'll never know, or comprehend-what humans are capable of." (Pg. 25) The reader may realize this even sooner in this quote by Zusak: "Twenty-three minutes later, when the train was stopped, I climbed out with them. A small soul was in my arms." (Pg. 8)
As the story is continuing, I'm noticing the point of view changing slightly. In the beginning I could only see from The Angel Of Death's eyes, but now I'm seeing it through Leisel's poor, innocent, sparkling brown eyes. I'm noticing the mood change from bitter and spiteful, to a more positive feeling of hope; very optimistic in a sense.
Update On: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
So now I've come to realize that Liesel, the awkward, skinny, quiet, German girl is the book thief.
As most people who have heard of holocaust and the terrible events that occurred in Nazi, Germany in the 1900's, it is a fact that many people were extremely poor and couldn't afford to eat, let alone support their children. That's why Leisel and her brother were being shipped to a foster home away from their very ill mother.
On the way there, Leisel's brother had gotten poised by the food he ate on the train and immediately died. It was a shock to me as a reader, and Leisel as well. The train was then stopped for them to bury her brother, while Leisel and her mother stood aside weeping in agony. "Somewhere in all the snow, she could see her broken heart, in two pieces. Each half was glowing, and beating under all that white. She realized her mother had come back for her only when she felt the boniness of a hand on her shoulder. She was being dragged away. A warm scream filled her throat." (Pg. 24)
Just then, Leisel spotted a book lodged in the snow with shiny silver lighting next to her brother's grave. It was like she was the only one who could see it. She silently snatched the book; the first one of her collection.
On the way there, Leisel's brother had gotten poised by the food he ate on the train and immediately died. It was a shock to me as a reader, and Leisel as well. The train was then stopped for them to bury her brother, while Leisel and her mother stood aside weeping in agony. "Somewhere in all the snow, she could see her broken heart, in two pieces. Each half was glowing, and beating under all that white. She realized her mother had come back for her only when she felt the boniness of a hand on her shoulder. She was being dragged away. A warm scream filled her throat." (Pg. 24)
Just then, Leisel spotted a book lodged in the snow with shiny silver lighting next to her brother's grave. It was like she was the only one who could see it. She silently snatched the book; the first one of her collection.
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