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| | 1. |  | The Book Thief (Readers Circle)
from Knopf Books for Young Readers
Price: $7.19
Customer Review:
My book club chose this as this month's selection and it's a good thing I read it this way because I hated the first 35 or so pages. The tempo was really odd and staccato -- kind of like listening to progressive jazz when you're used to rock or classical. The pacing was really strange. I probably... more info
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| | 2. |  | Night (Oprah's Book Club)
from Hill and Wang
Price: $9.00
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If you haven't read this book then you must read it. I have nothing else to say about it than that. The feelings and emotions this book stirred within me are too great to put into words. At the end of the book there is a speech given by Elie Wiesel and there were two phrases that jumped out at me... more info
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| | 5. |  | Slaughterhouse-Five
from Dial Press Trade Paperback
Price: $11.20
Customer Review:
Vonnegut's novel is about life, thought process, and death set against the author's life experiences in Dresden during WWII and his fictional character, Billy, who we see through memories and partial linear plot line. In my opinion, the story, however; very important, is not the point of this novel.... more info
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| | 6. |  | Catch-22
from Simon & Schuster
Price: $10.88
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Why is this a so-called "classic"? Got me. I have no idea. Another reviewer said that you could skip chapters and not miss anything. I agree. I first attempted this novel a few years ago. I quit in less than 50 pages, so bored was I. I picked it up again recently, and I'm now less than 50 pages from... more info
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| | 7. |  | City of Thieves: A Novel
from Viking Adult
Price: $16.47
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This book was really excellent. I enjoy reading WWII novels, and this one is one of the finest I've read. All the characters are well written and the dialogue between Lev and Kolya is witty and entertaining. The author does a great job describing the cold and the conditions in which Leningrad's... more info
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| | 9. |  | Suite Francaise
from Vintage
Price: $10.17
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"Suite Francaise" by Irene Nemirovsky would perhaps be interesting solely through the facts relating to the demise of its author: a Ukranian and Jew by birth, who after living in France for nearly a dozen years was arrested and deported to Auschwitz, where she shortly died. Her manuscript was kept... more info
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| | 10. |  | Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
from Bantam
Price: $5.99
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I am presently living like a refugee, so I can say from experience this is a good way to understand what it means to be stuck in a room for four years, having done that myself.
This is what happens when wars get out of hand. Required reading for government workers.
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