Camilla-Final Thoughts

Camilla-Final Thoughts

So I did it, I finally did it. After working on this book all semester I finally finished it. It was a very long and slow book but definitely worth the read. I don't want to spoil anything in case you end up reading it (not that anyone will), so I will only share a few broad points.

1. This book has sooo many, wow I didn't really expect that to happen, parts. Which is good, it helps out with the extreme slowness of the book.
2. I really learned to appreciate my life a whole lot more. Poor Camilla just keeps having her world fall apart more and more, losing everything she once knew.
3. I learned how radically different culture was in her time period compared to ours. At 15 she would be treated like a child, then be given alcohol. 

Overall, I thought the book was really good and can't wait to keep reading next semester!

Where the book takes pkace...

The Book Thief

The Book Thief

For my summer reading I read The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. It was one of my favorite books I've read as you can see from My Top Ten! The best part about this book was the perspective it was written in, death. This makes it a little confusing at the beginning but once you figure it out it makes it sooo interesting. The Book Thief  was also a little slow since the events were spread out with lots of time in between.

It's going to be really hard trying to explain just how good this book is without giving away the ending, but I'll try. Markus Zusak is a genius. The figurative language used in his book is some of the most inventive I've ever read. (Okay, maybe I've been exaggerating a little bit, but it is a really good book.) I also really like how he would give away hints to the ending of the book. Some people might not like this, although I think it adds to the story.

Whenever I found out something that hinted at the ending it pushed me to want to read more. This helped with some of the book's slowness. It also made the parts leading up to the ending so much more meaningful. The characters seemed more alive to me.

 

The above picture is from the movie. I watched the movie after I finished the book and as good as it was, it obviously didn't measure up to the book. So many of the scenes that meant the most to me never even made it into the movie. I know they couldn't of added every scene or the movie would be 5 hours long but, I still liked the book better.

 

Okay, I'm going to just keep going off on random rants so I will wrap this post up. Basically, read the book. That's all this post really needs to say. Power through it and finish it. By the end you will have learned more than expected and gained a great story in the process.

 

 

Ok, I had to add this adorable quote from the book. :)