midifile said:
Title: The Book Thief
Author: Markus Zusak
Genre: Fiction
Why You Should Read It: Although it is another book about WWII/the holocaust (there seems to be thousands of them) but it's written from the point of view of death and a german girl whose foster parents are hiding a Jew in the their basement. It is written beautifully and is so moving. It is pretty easy to read, in that it doesnt have pages and pages of descriptions and long words, but deals with big issues. Don't let it's thickness scare you - you'll fall in love with it and finish it in a few days like I did.
hmm i thought this book was a lot like 'to kill a mockingbird' in that most of the book is just describing children's life and then something happens at the end. in fact, i guess zusak achieved his goal when i read what happened and felt this huge loss because (sorry im trying not to spoil it) after reading practically 600 pages on these kids, you get attached to them and then when this happens.. yeah...
i felt a bit unsatisfied and bitter after finishing this book.
anyway, my recommendations:
Title: The Survivor
Author: Tom Cain
Genre: Action i think..
Why you should read it: Just awesome. Very well written and the chapters were very short (just a few pages long, creating the 'chocolate box' effect.. "ill just read one more chapter"..). The plot is fast paced and its very descriptive.
Title: Poison Tree
Author: Sandy McCutcheon (i think thats how its spelt)
Genre: Similar to The Survivor
Why you should read it: For much the same reasons as the survivor. I liked this book more, though. The story alternates between different people/plots and their journey, and they all come together at the end, which is clever. Lots of romance too (not lovey dovey, more making love lol) This book was extremely hard to put down.