The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Approached in a similar fashion to Roberto Benigni’s La Vita e Bella; this is the story of one girl’s life during WWII. There is much cruelty, horror, sadness. BUT, there is also laughter, courage, friendship and love. An interplay of all that is life as it continues in its ceaseless motion, bringing with it all the rainbow of situations and emotions that might not necessarily be thought appropriate or logical to certain circumstances; from the comedic to the tragic. The author’s unique writing style allows for a read that is page turning, far from cliché and unpredictable. For me ‘unputdownable’.
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How to Know a Person by David Brooks
Food for the mind. A book full of ideas, approaches, points of view, philosophies to chew on, digest, regurgitate and take another bite of. Such complex psychological and philosophical musings are amicable and not daunting due to brook’s never ending supply of down to earth every day examples. He threads lives, emotions, cultures and more to arrive at a deep understanding of what it means to be an individual trying to understand themselves and all the individuals around them in order to live their best life. So wonderful that it could be likened to Dan Gookin’s much loved (and needed) series of ….for Dummies. Try it. I think you’ll be surprised.
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