The Book Thief, a book review!

Book: The Book Thief

Release date: March 14, 2006

Genre: Historical fiction

Author: Markus Zusak

Pages: 550

Publisher : Knopf

Stars:  ★★★★★

    Markus Zusak an Australian author also known for "The Messenger" got his inspiration for The Book Thief through his parents who are both Germans. The Book Thief was featured on " The New York Times Best Seller" list for over 250 weeks. The novel was translated in 40 languages and has an international success. In 2013, a film adaptation starring Sophie Nélisse, a Quebecer actress hit theatres. 

    The novel takes place during World War II. It's the story of Liesel Meminger, a young German whose childhood is marked by war. Young Lisel and her brother is sent by their mother to a foster home. During the trip, Liesel's brother died of cold and poverty. During the funeral, Liesel steals her first book. The only problem is that she can't read.

California Part II

   During the whole trip, my most listened to song was California by Phantom Planet. You know the one where it goes "We've been on the run. Driving in the sun. Looking out for number 1. California here we come  Right back where we started from" and then it goes like  "Driving down the 101. California here we come. Right back where we started from". Well, I was actually driving down that 101 road. On our first day in California, we had to drop off the lobster load in downtown LA. If you're familiar with Los Angeles, it was really close to Little Tokyo. Downtown wasn't what I thought it was. First of all, there's not many skyscrapers and it looked really small. Moreover, I realized that la la land wasn't all pretty and fancy. I got to see a lot of homeless people carrying all their belongings in a shopping cart. It really opened my eyes.

 Dropping off the load can take several hours, so I got hungry. We all are familiar to Ice Cream trucks, but what about Mexican Food trucks? My father and I went to get ourselves a morning burrito; eggs, bacon,sausages in a pita bread. Great stuff I tell you. When we were finally done unloading, we parked the truck in Ontario,California and took a taxi with another truck driver from Texas. He was really nice guy but was really opened about guns! He told us he once went to Canada with his wife's gun and the customs wouldn't let him pass with it. It made my father and I laugh. Those Americans and there guns huh! 

Happy New Year!

                                  

Happy New Year! 2013 seems to have been a challenge to everyone. Watching my mother battle cancer has made me stronger, and I'm more ready than ever for 2014. Now, it's not because 13 is the devil's number that it was only a horrible year. I got to travel a lot in 2013 and hope I can do the same for 2014 I didn't make any resolutions this year because I never keep them. However, I will try to blog more this year. All in all, I wish you all a Happy New Year and stay healthy, it's the most important thing. 

-Marjorie