tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648528809470059310.post2256330109343146605..comments2024-03-27T03:26:28.403-04:00Comments on The Baking Bookworm: The Book ThiefLaurie@The Baking Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678146631438774221noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648528809470059310.post-18818834688503199762013-06-06T09:59:48.692-04:002013-06-06T09:59:48.692-04:00Renee -- It seems that this book is a 'hit or ...Renee -- It seems that this book is a 'hit or miss' with readers. Either you love it or hate it.<br /><br />I did finally give up after about 270 pages. I figured I gave it a good shot. It just wasn't for me. Laurie@The Baking Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678146631438774221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648528809470059310.post-89538984992676952402013-06-04T08:55:28.223-04:002013-06-04T08:55:28.223-04:00I'm sorry you didn't care for this book, I...I'm sorry you didn't care for this book, I loved it. I read it a couple years ago so I don't feel very fresh in making a reference, but I do remember that I really enjoyed it. Did you give up on "Cutting for Stone"?Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869733882304490057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648528809470059310.post-36772697131718914702013-06-03T21:17:53.800-04:002013-06-03T21:17:53.800-04:00MommyDoodle -- I get where you're coming from ...MommyDoodle -- I get where you're coming from (getting the viewpoint of the German people) but it just didn't grab me like other WWII reads. (If you like that viewpoint of WWII try Ursula Hegi's Stones from the River). <br /><br />The Book Thief just fell really flat for me. Never felt like I knew Liesel. <br /><br />That's what I love about books though. People get different things out of them. Any book discussion is a great discussion. <br />Laurie@The Baking Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678146631438774221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648528809470059310.post-49879756819089199112013-06-03T21:15:44.875-04:002013-06-03T21:15:44.875-04:00This following comment is from MommyDoodle (posted...This following comment is from MommyDoodle (posted June 3, 2013)but was posted on the wrong book review post. I have since moved it here.<br /><br />Awe, I'm sorry to hear you didn't like this one, Laurie. I loved it! But I wasn't privy to any hype before reading it either (which has spoiled more than one book and movie for me - The Book of Negroes for one. I so wanted to love that book!). In fact, I didn't even know The Book Thief was a YA until I picked it up from the library So much of what is published about the Holocaust is based on the Allied and Jewish perspective (which I love and always find riveting), I found it a refreshing change to read a story about the day to day lives of German people, living inside Nazi Germany. To get a glimpse of the fear they too lived with every day - from both the enemy and their own countrymen - really, how could anyone have felt safe? This was one of those books that made me wanna hug my kids even more (and be so grateful, to NOT have to go through such a horrible time!)Laurie@The Baking Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678146631438774221noreply@blogger.com