The Book Thief
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
April 2009
I'm always wary of books that are No. 1 New York Times bestsellers. I suppose it's a latent snobbery and not wanting to read things that are too obvious or accessible. Okay. It's a blatant snobbery. This is not to say I will not read a book that is a bestseller, but I usually will approach it with more skepticism and despite my best attempts not to be biased towards it, I probably offer a harsher critique because of its stature.
The Book Thief was a No. 1 New York Times bestseller.
I enjoyed reading it and it even made me cry, but not because I connected so much with the characters in the book as much as I recognized the loss they each had to endure. I don't think that it "deserves a place on the shelf with The Diary of Anne Frank...Poised to become a classic." Basically, slightly overrated.
April 2009
I'm always wary of books that are No. 1 New York Times bestsellers. I suppose it's a latent snobbery and not wanting to read things that are too obvious or accessible. Okay. It's a blatant snobbery. This is not to say I will not read a book that is a bestseller, but I usually will approach it with more skepticism and despite my best attempts not to be biased towards it, I probably offer a harsher critique because of its stature.
The Book Thief was a No. 1 New York Times bestseller.
I enjoyed reading it and it even made me cry, but not because I connected so much with the characters in the book as much as I recognized the loss they each had to endure. I don't think that it "deserves a place on the shelf with The Diary of Anne Frank...Poised to become a classic." Basically, slightly overrated.
posted by brookstar | 6:36 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home