bookclub! (oct)

For October’s book club, we did a novel called ‘the Book Thief’ by Marcus Zuzak (sp?). It’s about an orphan German girl who steals books from the Germans during World War Two.
The usual librarian who usually takes our monthly book club meeting, Amanda, was away. Instead, another librarian called Phil did instead. Lol, I remembered him this time; the first time he covered for Amanda, I walked into the meeting room, held out my hand and said. “hi, I’m Emily. Are you the librarian who’s taking our book club tonight instead of Amanda?” he shook my hand, laughed, then said in a mock-hurt voice, “Have you forgotten me already? I’m Phil; I’m the guy that first signed you up into this book club when you first joined last year!” XD
For some odd reason, mother had spitefully restricted me to only just one bikkie at the book club; usually, I take eight! But I’ll admit I couldn’t resist and grabbed two: one choc chip cookie and one scotch finger. XD actually, I was highly tempted to grab more, but hey … maybe next month.
Anyways, Phil said he hadn’t read the book before and just opened the floor up for us to discuss the book.
Phew, unlike last month’s disaster of a book, Anna Karenina which everyone disliked and I myself only read seventy-five pages before giving up, everyone enjoyed reading the Book Thief. I shared my favourite line, said by the Jewish boy the Meminger family hides in their attic. During bomb threats, the entire family must run for the protection of a bomb shelter, but of course, Max, being a Jew, can’t run with them. During one such scare, he cannot resist, and steals a peek out at the night sky. The result? “The stars,” Max says, “the stars … they burned my eyes.”
The only thing I didn’t like about the book was it’s particularly gruesome ending, coz everyone, bar the main female lead, the book thief herself, dies! >< I prefer happily ever after endings, thank-you very much!
I also learnt how to say ‘pig’ and ‘arsehole’ in German, BTW. Ask me next time you see me, and I’ll teach you how to say them too! XD
The book we’re doing for November’s book club is something about a hog farmer … sounds weird, but I grabbed the large print edition, which will make it much easier for me to read … hope it’s a good one!
Next post here … well, I’ve been kinda slack with posts lately, sorry. I’ve still got my movie review of the Lion King (3D) and a lunch with my Australian godmother to put up!
Cya when I cya!
Cheers,
Em. ^^