For Christmas Rock bought me a reading lamp. It is great! (I suspect he didn't like all the overhead lights on at night while he was trying to sleep or the lights on at 2 a.m. when I can't sleep and decide to read a book or crochet instead....) Anyway, here are the books I have read since Christmas;![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfz4BWJG0sMWg7OXIlr8XthbuZLVXAz4jxG1bFbGCIVcERfBuhC8k23aMNQNt7JZf-k2zyPMg84BTV4MEHWcPVqHjmqj-SZ1RTrsZ1kjhsqNZH42lhUQ8wdYT7_7_P7q_rlVhwMfKyxc/s400/Book+Thief.jpg)
Sweet, sad, absorbing, and a bit depressing, but don't let that keep you away, it is a simple read that really depicts the character and emotion of a small family in Germany during WWII - well, yes, it's been done before but these characters will steal your heart. Literary devices are a little reminiscent "Meet Joe Black-ish" as the Narrator/Grim Reaper absorbs himself in the personal life of the main character...I recommend it highly.
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Okay I am bummed that one of my favorite authors wrote such a dumb book. Really dumb.
But Erin brought it home from the library and I was scouring the bookshelves for something anyway.....Okay, well if you like Pride and Prejuduice read it anyway. It is beyond silly, but sometimes silly is a good way to spend a mindless evening,
especially if your other choice is watching re-runs of "Star Trek"
with your husband. I recommend reading her other books - she is a great writer normally.