City of Thieves is about two young guys on a week-long quest (I won't say for what) in Leningrad under seige. There's some violence, but it is not a typical "war" story.
Shh! I kinda wanna hear me talking right now!
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
megan walker - Jun 07, 2010 7:36:46 pm PDT #5033 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
megan walker - Jun 07, 2010 7:42:53 pm PDT #5034 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
My school is buying I Am The Messenger, also by Zusak and quite great, to read with all the 10th graders.
I didn't love the narrative conceit of The Book Thief, but I pushed it up on my TBR list because my college roommate recently signed and got signed with his agent. I was pleasantly surprised.
Megan, have you read The Last Rendezvous by Anne Plantagenet? Heard good things but it's not in my library system yet.
Nor mine, but it's on order and I just requested it.
Wolf Hall
I will add this to my Booker Prize TBR list. You are the second person to recommend it recently.
megan walker - Jun 07, 2010 7:44:18 pm PDT #5035 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Pix, I'm so sorry. I know how much she meant to you.
Kat - Jun 07, 2010 7:48:04 pm PDT #5036 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Oh Pix, I am so sorry. Zoe will undoubtedly be missed.
Megan, the other Hilary Mantel is A Place of Greater Safety which is a historical fiction from Robespierre's POV, I think. It's on my TBR list and in my holds for the library. Mantel, is such a beautiful writer, and I can't wait to see how she addresses Robespierre. Plus I was just so impressed with Wolf Hall.
megan walker - Jun 07, 2010 7:50:17 pm PDT #5037 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
So many books, so little time...
ETA: Ooh, and I'm down to hold #119 for the final Dragon Tattoo book. Yay?
Trudy Booth - Jun 07, 2010 7:52:04 pm PDT #5038 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Sorry to hear about Zoe, she was a good dog.
Kat - Jun 07, 2010 7:53:22 pm PDT #5039 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
We caved and bought Hornets Nest but given that 4 of us will end up reading it, I feel okay about it.
megan walker - Jun 07, 2010 7:58:16 pm PDT #5040 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I bought DH a copy of The Road for Father's Day
Cash, someone is reading this for our quest book salon and I'm looking forward to hearing about since I've heard so many good things.
meara - Jun 07, 2010 7:58:22 pm PDT #5041 of 30001
Yeah, I caved and bought it at Target. If you still haven't gotten it by the end of the month, megan, I can bring it to town on my next trip...
§ ita § - Jun 07, 2010 7:58:23 pm PDT #5042 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So sorry to hear about your dog, Pix.