http://www.classicbookclub.co.uk/2010/01/17/the-book-thief-by-markus-zusak/ The online community for book lovers Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:10:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://www.classicbookclub.co.uk/2010/01/17/the-book-thief-by-markus-zusak/#comment-8668 CW Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:55:42 +0000 http://www.classicbookclub.co.uk/2010/01/17/the-book-thief-by-markus-zusak/#comment-8668 I read this book some years ago, when it first came out (okay, not that long ago in the greater scheme of things, but my memory is sketchy) and I had heard so many good things about it that I was really looking forward to it. That's probably why I was so disappointed by it; I can't remember why, now, but I think it was the gentleness that you describe (so well). I know this is scant reason for being disappointed, and it may well have been for other reasons too (sketchy memory, remember) but I didn't just want to leave a 1-star rating without at least making some vague justify remarks. I read this book some years ago, when it first came out (okay, not that long ago in the greater scheme of things, but my memory is sketchy) and I had heard so many good things about it that I was really looking forward to it. That’s probably why I was so disappointed by it; I can’t remember why, now, but I think it was the gentleness that you describe (so well). I know this is scant reason for being disappointed, and it may well have been for other reasons too (sketchy memory, remember) but I didn’t just want to leave a 1-star rating without at least making some vague justify remarks.

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