The Book Thief Recap

Happy Saturday Ladies! 

Thank you to Corinna for hosting us on Thursday!  We had a delicious dinner of Steak Kabobs, Caesar Salad, Rice and a fitting German Chocolate Cake!  Oh and of course there was wine!

The Book Thief recieved an overall rating of 7.75 which was .5 points higher than our first impression rating!

The overall feelings of the book were positive from most readers and although the topic was a depressing one the relationships between the characters and endearing and creative writing style kept us hooked!

Here are the pics:

Beautiful Table

The Book Thief's Stolen Books

The Book THE IF?

Two of our Beautiful Members Rachel and Connie

Two More Beautiful BCBRNO Members Gina and Michelle

Monica, Rachel and Connie intently listening to our hostess.

Our wonderful hostess Corinna cleaning up

Meagan helping out in the kitchen

I had to take a picture of the German Wine!

THE HELP TRAILER!

ITS FINALLY HERE.....
"The Help"  Movie Trailer
I got chills watching!  I can't wait to see this movie with you girls!



April 2011: The Book Thief

HOSTESS: Corinna
PAGES: 560
PUBLISHED: 2006
MEETING TIME/DATE: April 28th - 6:30PM
REASON CHOSEN: "After doing an extensive search I realized this was the ONE simply because its not like any book I've ever read."
FIRST IMPRESSION RATING: 7.5 (average)

Kami - 8
Megs - 8
Oona - 8.5
Gina - 7
Michelle - 7
Connie - 7

Death himself narrates the story of Liesel, a German girl left with foster parents just before the outbreak of World War II. Along the way to her new home with her younger brother, he dies; after the funeral, Liesel steals The Gravedigger's Handbook, though she cannot yet read. It's only the first of what will become a series of book thefts. As she settles in with her harsh but caring foster mother, Rosa, and kind foster father, Hans, Liesel gets to know her poor neighborhood and learns to read. Her obsession with books grows as the war closes in, rationing is put in place, air raids begin, and Hans hides a Jewish man in the basement. Through it all, Death travels the Earth, taking in more and more souls every day.

The Longest Trip Home Recap

I heard this was a great meeting and a great book!  So sad I missed it!  Here are the results...

Meagan - 8
Gina - 7
Michelle - 7 
Corinna - 6.5 (because she got it on DVD and the narrator had a lisp)
Oona - 8
Connie - 9
Kami - 7

AVERAGE:  7.5
Difference from First Impression Rating: +.25