Molly your home is always so cozy!
In attendance this evening:
Cortney Nadig
Molly Koch
Moana Piena
Rhona Slingerland
Kaui Ching
Joy Paet
Jane Gorton
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
This was a worthwhile book that lent it self to lively discussion. Which is rather ironic since the protagonist of the story was Death.
~*~*~Quotes of Note~*~*~
"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"
"Of course, I'm being rude.I'm spoiling the ending, not only of the entire book, but of this particular piece of it. I have given you two events in advance, because I don't have much interest in building mystery. Mystery bores me. It chores me. I know what happens and so do you. It's the machinations that wheel us there that aggravate, perplex, interest, and astound me. There are many things to think of. There is much story."
"It kills me sometimes, how people die."
"For some reason, dying men always ask questions they know the answer to. Perhaps it's so they can die being right."
Here are two that Cortney mentioned:
"They say that war is death's best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one. To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thing, incessantly: 'Get it done, get it done.' So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however does not thank you. He asks for more."
"Five hundred souls.
I carried them in my fingers, like suitcases. Or I'd throw them over my shoulder. It was only the children I carried in my arms."
For May:
I believe it's safe to say that by reading this book prepare to have our eyes opened as well as our hearts.
***UPDATE*** Thank you Amber for agreeing to host our May book club on the 20th!! Much Mahalos!!!
