Quote of the Week : The Book Thief (1)

Quote of the Week is a new segment where I will be sharing some of my favorite quotes, whether they be from books or just something I find inspiring.

"A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship."

-The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

End of the Year Wrap Up: TBR Pile Challenge

Goal: 1-10

Challenge: MET

The Bridge by Jane Higgins, Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, If I Stay by Gayle Forman,

Where She Went by Gayle Forman

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder, Displacement by Thalia Chaltas, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Now for a little Q & A:

Book on your TBR the longest?

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Book you wish you had read sooner?

Almost all of them!

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Favorite cover?

YA Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Title: The Book Thief

Author: Markus Zusak

# of Pages: 552

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Publication Date: March 14th 2006

Source: Library

Level: Young Adult

Rating: 5 Hearts

Synopsis

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.

Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. 

In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.

My Verdict

As I write this post, there are only seventeen days to go until the movie comes out, and to my mothers delight (it's one of her favorite books) I decided it was finally time I read this! At the start I couldn't imagine it possibly living up to all my expectations, but it didn't just live up to them, it exceeded them. 

There's really nothing about this book I could say that would do it justice so I've decided to do something a bit different and let the book speak for itself. 

Wow right?! I hope that even if this book isn't your normal style you'll give it a go anyway. It is beautiful, it is heartbreaking, and it will touch a part of each and every one of you. 

Book to Screen: The Book Thief

Welcome to the first edition of my new blog segment called Book to Screen. 

This is a meme where I'll be posting casting news, movie trailers, and images from our favorite YA books that are getting adapted for the large or small screen.

The book I'll be talking about this time is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Having spent a total of 230 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List almost everyone has at least heard of this book. While I have yet to read it myself, it has been on my TBR for over a year and is one of my mothers all time favorite books. I had heard it was being made into a movie but didn't realize how far along things were until the trailer surfaced a few days ago. 

Here it is... 

The trailer alone is phenomenal, I can't wait to see the full movie!  I'm honestly beating myself up over not reading the book sooner. Don't worry though, we have until November 15th to fix that!

Lets meet the cast shall we?

Geoffrey Rush will be playing Hans Hubermann

Emily Watson will be playing Rosa Hubbermann

Sophie Nelisse will be playing Liesel Meminger

Ben Schnetzer will be playing Max Vandenburg

Since I haven't read the book I have no images of the characters pre-existing in my mind. For those of you who have read it, are you happy with the casting choices??

Lastly, here are a few movie stills... 

So excited for November 15th!!!