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<title><![CDATA[A Menina que Roubava Livros - Markus Zusak]]></title>
<link>http://ponteliteraria.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/a-menina-que-roubava-livros-markus-zusak-2/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>carolinaguerrero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ponteliteraria.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/a-menina-que-roubava-livros-markus-zusak-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Este blog não poderia inaugurar com post melhor! Terminei de ler, com muito pesar, esse livro hoje p]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Este blog não poderia inaugurar com post melhor!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Terminei de ler, com muito pesar, esse livro hoje pela manhã.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">De todos os narradores já convidados pela literatura para relatar uma história, o que narra A Menina que Roubava Livros é um dos mais apavorantes: a Morte.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A Morte conta a história de forma surpreendente e ousada, antecipando os fatos que irão ocorrer nos próximos capítulos percebendo, dessa forma, a pressa e a avidez das suas palavras para que o leitor saiba logo o que vai acontecer no desfecho desse triste e belo livro.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">De fato, da simples leitura deste livro, percebe-se claramente que a beleza e a tristeza caminham de mãos dadas, por  vezes, se confundindo.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A obra tem como contexto a Segunda Guerra Mundial e a antiga Alemanha Nazista. Apesar do triste contexto, a sua personagem principal, Liesel Meminger, traz ao livro uma linda roupagem de perseverança, amor e solidariedade, tornado-se impossível não se apaixonar por ela.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Nessa história existem ainda outros personagens fundamentais que ajudam a compor essa trama afetuosa, como  Rudy Steiner de cabelos cor de limão, seu melhor amigo e o seu quase-namorado, o pai de olhos prateados que tocava acordeão de forma encantadora, a mãe de corpo de guarda-roupa, que possuía um coração maior do que as pessoas suporiam, Max de cabelos de plumas e, por fim, a mulher do prefeito.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A história tem início com o encontro de Liesel com a Morte, a narradora, que veio, nesse momento, buscar o seu irmão. Eles estavam sendo levados, pela sua mãe, para outra família que os adotariam. Foi dessa forma que Liesel foi parar à Rua Himmel e conheceu seus pais adotivos, com quem criou fortes laços afetivos, e viveu as suas mais doces aventuras e decepções infantis ao longo da sua vida. Lá ela fez amizades com amigos e &#8220;inimigos&#8221; e o que mais gostava de fazer: roubar livros.   Aprendeu a ler e a escrever e, também, a odiar e a amar as palavras como ninguém, descobriu a sua imensa importância no mundo e como as palavras poderiam modificar o rumo de uma nação.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Enfim, o livro causa inúmeras sensações ao leitor, comovendo, alegrando e entristecendo os leitores a cada página virada.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">No meu ponto de vista o livro é leitura obrigatória que irá, com certeza, fascinar todos que o lêem pela sutileza com que o Autor conseguiu contar essa história que por vezes é tão triste!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://ponteliteraria.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ameninaqueroubavalivros-capa.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-29" title="ameninaqueroubavalivros-capa" src="http://ponteliteraria.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ameninaqueroubavalivros-capa.jpg?w=202" alt="" width="202" height="300" /></a> O livro é facilmente encontrado nas livraria com o preço médio de R$ 39,00.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Book Thief]]></title>
<link>http://lillytorkelsdotter.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/the-book-thief/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lillytorkelsdotter</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lillytorkelsdotter.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/the-book-thief/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Idag kom två nionde klassare för att kolla in vårt program. Hade sagt till mig själv att åtminstone ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Idag kom två <strong>nionde klassare </strong>för att kolla in vårt program. Hade sagt till mig själv att åtminstone <strong>LÅTSAS vara norma</strong>l när de kom, men insåg snabbt att jag bara inte hade energi för det. Vad dom stackarna måste ha tänkt när dagen var slut alltså&#8230;</p>
<p>Har läst ut den FANTASTISKA boken <strong>&#8220;The book thief&#8221;</strong> av Markus Zusak. Jag grät, och jag skäms inte för att erkänna det. <strong>Andra världskriget </strong>och förintelsen allt ur ögonen på Döden själv då han berättar om en tysk flicka som gillar att <strong>sno böcker och hjälpa judar</strong>. Fantastiskt, helt j*vla otroligt. Jag försökte berätta handlingen för pappa, bröt ihop, och så bröt han också ihop och så satt vi och snyftade om världens orättvisor i minst 20 minuter. Så kan det gå&#8230;<br />
Men allvarligt : LÄS DEN BOKEN! Ni kommer inte ångra er.</p>
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<p>Keep it radical. &#8220;Sometimes I arrive to early. I rush, and some people cling to life longer than expected.&#8221;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Week 7 – Remembrance Special]]></title>
<link>http://theradiobookclub.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/week-7-%e2%80%93-remembrance-special/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>theradiobookclub</dc:creator>
<guid>http://theradiobookclub.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/week-7-%e2%80%93-remembrance-special/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Private Peaceful &#8211; Michael Morpurgo Once &#8211; Morris Gleitzman Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Private Peaceful &#8211; Michael Morpurgo<a href="http://theradiobookclub.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bookthief.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-29" title="The Book Thief" src="http://theradiobookclub.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bookthief.jpg?w=95" alt="" width="95" height="150" /></a><br />
Once &#8211; Morris Gleitzman<br />
Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon<br />
The Breadwinner Series by Deborah Ellis<br />
Small Island – Andrea Levy<br />
The Book Thief &#8211; Markus Zusak</p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Menina Que Roubava Livros - Markus Zusak]]></title>
<link>http://intelectodigital.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/a-menina-que-roubava-livros-markus-zusak/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mandy Intelecto</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Posso dizer que esse livro está na lista dos melhores que já li&#8230;. Simplesmente fantástico]]></description>
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<p>Posso dizer que esse livro está na lista dos melhores que já li&#8230;.<br />
Simplesmente fantástico&#8230;</p>
<p>É bastante difícil escrever sobre ele&#8230;Mas vou tentar&#8230;</p>
<p>Frase da capa: &#8220;Quando a Morte conta uma história, você deve parar para ler.&#8221;<br />
E com certeza deve&#8230;e ler com atenção&#8230;com dedicação&#8230;<br />
Com emoção que é algo que eu nunca esperava da &#8216;Morte&#8217; &#8230; Emoção.</p>
<p>Mas é isso que brota desse livro&#8230;<br />
Uma escrita diferente&#8230;dinâmica, sem mistérios&#8230;mas que te prende do inicio ao fim.</p>
<p>A Menina Que Roubava Livros chama-se Liesel Meminger&#8230;e mora na Rua Himmel, uma área muito pobre, perto de Munique!</p>
<p>A Alemanha em guerra&#8230;Heil Hitler!!!<br />
Sua vida é norteada pelos livros que rouba (por assim dizer).</p>
<p>Uma história triste&#8230;que atinge em cheio o coração e nos faz pensar em tudo que a humanidade já viveu e já causou.</p>
<p>Guerra&#8230;mortes&#8230;e tem trabalho a Morte viu!!!</p>
<p>Pude ouvir o som dos bombardeios&#8230;do choro&#8230;do grito&#8230;o som da Esperança em cada coração, em cada pensamento.<br />
E pude ouvir o som da Morte&#8230;levando aqueles que por ela esperavam.</p>
<p>Pude sentir o cheiro do fogo dos bombardeios&#8230;da poeira que sobrou&#8230;do rio de um frio cortante&#8230;do medo.<br />
E pude sentir o cheiro da Morte&#8230;vagando pelos caminhos da Guerra.</p>
<p>Pude ver a cor da fumaça dos bombardeios&#8230;do pé descalço da criança&#8230;do livro roubado&#8230;dos olhos jamais esquecidos&#8230;do cabelo de limão.<br />
E pude ver a cor da Morte&#8230;espantada com o assombro que os Seres Humanos lhe causam.</p>
<p>Simplesmente vivenciei a Guerra da Alemanha&#8230;Uma Alemanha Nazista&#8230;Heil Hitler!<br />
Uma vida onde os Judeus não são bem vistos, bem vindos, bem quistos&#8230;não são absolutamente nada BEM, por ninguém, ou quase ninguém!<br />
Senti cada angústia&#8230;cada desespero&#8230;cada felicidade&#8230;cada um dos amores.<br />
Sorri cada sorriso&#8230;chorei cada lagrima&#8230;cheirei cada momento.</p>
<p>Uma realidade tamanha&#8230;uma realidade profunda&#8230;<br />
Não existe espaço para ficção&#8230; (embora seja)!</p>
<p>Pessoas corajosas, incrédulas, indignadas!!!</p>
<p>Crianças, adultos, velhos, soldados, Judeus&#8230;<br />
Tudo envolto em uma nuvem de poeira!</p>
<p>E uma criança&#8230;uma menina&#8230;no meio da Guerra&#8230;<br />
Que deixa sua marca, que leva consigo seus pesadelos, seus assombros.</p>
<p>A música de seu pai&#8230;a braveza de sua mãe&#8230;o amor de Rudy&#8230;a amizade secreta de Max!</p>
<p>Não vou falar nada da história&#8230;tem que ler&#8230;<br />
Todos deveriam ler.</p>
<p>A Menina Que Roubava Livros&#8230;e teve sua história contada pela Morte&#8230;<br />
Tem que valer a pena&#8230;Vale a Pena!!!</p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;"><em>&#8220;Os Seres Humanos Me Assombram&#8221;</em></span></p>
<p>Beijo!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Bücher im Oktober 2009 - Part I]]></title>
<link>http://eyeline.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/bucher-im-oktober-2009-part-i/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>eyeline</dc:creator>
<guid>http://eyeline.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/bucher-im-oktober-2009-part-i/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Der Oktober war ein weniger erfolgreicher Büchermonat für mich, obgleich ich mehr Zeit denn zuvor zu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Der Oktober war ein weniger erfolgreicher Büchermonat für mich, obgleich ich mehr Zeit denn zuvor zum Lesen zur Verfügung hatte. Insgesamt habe ich es trotzdem auf sieben Werke geschafft. Jessies Buchblog für den Oktober ist eröffnet!</p>
<p><strong>Simon Beckett &#8211; Obsession</strong><br />
Seit &#8220;Die Chemie des Todes&#8221; in Deutschland erschienen ist, bin ich in den Buchläden immer wieder um das Werk herumgeschlichen, konnte mich jedoch nie dazu entscheiden, es mir tatsächlich zuzulegen. Nun wurden mir jedoch gleich alle vier bisher auf Deutsch erschienenen Bücher Becketts ausgeliehen und da mir die Geschichte von &#8220;Obsession&#8221; am interessantesten erschien, habe ich mit ihm begonnen.</p>
<p>Ben, von Beruf Fotograph, hat seine Frau Sarah durch ein Blutgerinsel in ihrem Gehirn verloren und bleibt mit Sarahs autistischem Sohn Ben aus einer vorherigen Beziehung &#8211; so glaubte er zumindest &#8211; zurück. Kurz nach der Beerdigung findet er jedoch in Sarahs Unterlagen einige Hinweise darauf, dass Ben nicht ihr eigener Sohn ist, sondern dass sie<br />
ihn aus dem Krankenhaus entführt hat, nachdem sie selbst eine Fehlgeburt hatte. Ben begibt sich auf die Suche nach den richtigen Eltern von Jacob und findet heraus, dass dessen Mutter sich nach dem Diebstahl des Kindes umgebracht hat. Jacobs richtiger Vater jedoch will sich von nun an um den autistischen Jungen kümmern und verweigert Ben trotz Gerichtsbeschluss, Jacob zu sehen. Um herauszufinden, ob es Jacob in seiner neuen Familie wirklich gut geht, beginnt Ben von nun an, das Haus tagtäglich heimlich zu beobachten&#8230;</p>
<p>Ich nehme damit zwar ein wenig der folgenden Rezensionen vorweg, muss jedoch bereits jetzt anmerken, dass sich Becketts Stil zwischen &#8220;Obsession&#8221; (1998) und &#8220;Die Chemie des Todes&#8221; (2006) enorm verändert und m. E. verbessert hat. Möglicherweise liegt das auch an den unterschiedlichen Perspektiven (darauf komme ich im nächsten Post noch zu sprechen), aber &#8220;Obsession&#8221; ist teilweise fast schon in Umgangssprache und einfach sehr viel&#8211; &#8220;unliterarischer&#8221;, weil &#8220;platter&#8221; und recht schmucklos geschrieben. </p>
<p>Nichtsdestotrotz habe ich Obsession in zwei Tagen durchgelesen, weil es einfach eine verdammt spannende Geschichte ist. Wer einen guten (Psycho-)Thriller lesen möchte, dem kann ich das Werk nur nahe legen. Keine große Literatur, aber unterhaltsam ist sie allemal.<br />
(Den deutschen Titel finde ich allerdings eher unpassend gewählt; der Originaltitel &#8220;Owning Jacob&#8221; trifft es da schon viel besser. Aber das ist ja nichts Neues.)<br />
<em>(7 von 10)</em></p>
<p><strong>Barney Stinson &#8211; The Bro Code (Audiobook)</strong><br />
Auf der Suche nach einem neuen Audiobook für meine pseudo-sportlichen Aktivitäten musste ich entdecken, dass tatsächlich ein Buch existiert, das (angeblich) von Barney Stinson verfasst wurde!<br />
Da ich bereits seit einigen Monaten begeistert die US SitCom &#8220;How I Met Your Mother&#8221; schaue, waren mir Autor und Titel des Buches sofort ein Begriff. Als ich schließlich noch gelesen habe, dass Neil Patrick Harris &#8211; Darsteller des &#8220;Autoren&#8221; &#8211; das Audiobook liest, fiel mir die Entscheidung nicht mehr schwer.</p>
<p>Den Charakter aus der Serie zu erklären, würde an dieser Stelle zu weit führen; zudem behaupte ich, dass es generell nur sinnvoll ist, sich dieses Buch zuzulegen, wenn man die Serie (gerne) schaut und mit dem Humor vertraut ist: Der Bro Code ist &#8211; kurz gesagt &#8211; eine Ansammlung von Regeln, die Bros auf der ganzen Welt befolgen müssen, um&#8211; nun, ein richtiger Bro zu sein. (Entgegen falscher Behauptungen können übrigens auch Frauen Bros sein &#8211; das muss an dieser Stelle betont werden.) Insgesamt besteht das Werk aus 150 Paragraphen, die relevante Fragen wie &#8220;Darf ich mit der Mutter/Schwester meines Bros schlafen?&#8221;, &#8220;In welchen Situationen ist es okay, einen Bro zu umarmen?&#8221; oder &#8220;Dürfen Bros Französisch miteinander sprechen?&#8221; beantworten und zugleich hilfreiche Tipps für Dialoge mit anderen Bros und natürlich potentiellen weiblichen Zielobjekten geben.</p>
<p>Wie bereits geschrieben &#8211; wenn man die Serie gerne schaut und vor allem den Charakter Barney mag, dann würde ich fast schon behaupten, dass dieses Buch ein Must-Read ist. Ich habe mich wirklich köstlich amüsiert; zum großen Teil liegt das aber sicherlich daran, dass der Bro Code von NPH selbst in feinstem Barney-Jargon vorgetragen wird. Ich kann mir kaum vorstellen, dass die Zeilen in einem &#8220;richtigen&#8221; Buch die gleiche Wirkung auf mich gehabt hätten. Also: Wenn, dann als englisches Audiobook, meine Freunde des gepflegten Bro-Humors!</p>
<p>PS: Es würde mich interessieren, wer das Buch wirklich geschrieben hat.<br />
PPS: Es interessiert mich leider nicht genug, um danach zu googeln.<br />
<em>(9 von 10 &#8211; aber nur für Fans und nur als Audiobook!)</em></p>
<p><strong>Markus Zusak &#8211; Die Bücherdiebin</strong><br />
Habe ich mich doch vor einigen Monaten noch darüber beschwert, dass mich so lange kein Buch mehr richtig in sich hineingesogen hat, so kann ich nun endlich sagen: Ich weiß wieder, wie es sich anfühlt!</p>
<p>Nachdem ich bereits zu Beginn des Jahres sehr begeistert &#8220;Der Joker&#8221; von Zusak gelesen und anschließend von meiner Lieblings-Dozentin und kurz darauf auch von meiner Lieblings-Bücherfreundin Tordis &#8220;Die Bücherdiebin&#8221; empfohlen bekam, habe ich mir das Buch kurz vor meinem diesjährigen Sommerurlaub endlich zugelegt. </p>
<p>Erzählt wird die Geschichte aus der Perspektive des Todes, der als Ich-Erzähler das Leben der jungen Liesel, die in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus aufwächst, wiedergibt. Nachdem ihr kleiner Bruder auf einer Zugfahrt ums Leben kam, muss ihre Mutter Liesel in eine Pflegefamilie in der Nähe von München abgeben. Ihre neuen Eltern &#8211; die rauhe und überaus laute Rosa und der warmherzige Hans &#8211; schließen Liesel jedoch schnell in ihr Herz und auch Liesel betrachtet sie bald als ihre &#8220;zweiten&#8221; Eltern.<br />
Thematisiert werden nun Liesels Integration im neuen Freundeskreis und insbesondere ihre Beziehung zu Rudi, der ihr unbedingt einen Kuss stehlen möchte; zudem versteckt Liesels Familie bald den jüdischen Max in ihrem Keller, der aus Dankbarkeit gar ein Bilderbuch für das Mädchen zeichnet. Und natürlich geht es immer wieder um Bücher &#8211; Bücher, die Liesel zunächst vom Friedhof, dann heimlich aus dem Feuer und schließlich aus der Bibliothek des Bürgermeisters stiehlt und die ihre Obsession werden&#8230;</p>
<p>Ich bin mir sicher, dass &#8220;Die Bücherdiebin&#8221; aufgrund des zuweilen doch eher experimentellen Schreibstils und der vermeintlich emotionslosen Erzählweise nicht jedem gefallen wird &#8211; nichtsdestotrotz würde ich es uneingeschränkt jedem, aber auch wirklich *jedem* Menschen ans Herz legen. Hinzufügen muss ich jedoch die Warnung, dass es sich unabhängig vom Schreibstil nicht um leichte Kost handelt; das ist beim Thema Kindheit im Nationalsozialismus natürlich nicht anders zu erwarten, aber mich hat das Ende noch einige Tage enorm beschäftigt und richtig traurig gemacht. Zum ersten mal seit Jahren hatte ich bei einem Buch Tränen in den Augen. Und es war furchtbar &#8211; aber irgendwie auch furchtbar schön, zu erkennen, dass eine Geschichte noch derartig starke Emotionen in mir auslösen kann. &#8230; aber jetzt werde ich wirklich sentimental. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Negativ anzumerken bleibt mir nur, dass auch ich zu Beginn tatsächlich Probleme mit der Art und Weise des Erzählens durch den Tod als auktoriale Instanz hatte, insbesondere aufgrund der verschiedenen Einschübe, die zuweilen sehr willkürlich erscheinen und u.a. einzelne Personen, historische Details oder andere Sachverhalte fast schon in Form von im Text integrierten &#8220;Fußnoten&#8221; erläutern. (Es ist wirklich schwer, diese Einschübe zu erklären <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  ) Zudem erschien mir die Erzählung zunächst fast schon etwas zu distanziert; das legt sich jedoch schnell und ich habe all die verschrobenen, aber dennoch liebenswerten Charaktere bald in mein Herz geschlossen.<br />
Weiterer Kritikpunkt: Es wurde teilweise zu viel vorweg genommen &#8211; ich bin einfach kein großer Fan von &#8220;flashforwards&#8221;, sondern lasse mich lieber direkt überraschen. Anmerkungen wie &#8220;Aber ich wusste noch nicht, WIE schlimm es noch werden sollte&#8221; (solche gibt es in &#8220;Die Bücherdiebin&#8221; zum Glück nicht) finde ich einfach immer deplatziert und pathetisch. Aber das ist sicherlich eine Frage des persönlichen Geschmacks.</p>
<p>Also: Wem die Thematik liegt, wer keine Probleme mit experimentellen, zuweilen fragmentarischen Erzählstilen hat und sich auf eine alles andere als oberflächliche Lektüre einlassen möchte, der muss, ja der MUSS dieses Buch einfach lesen!<br />
<em>(10 von 10 &#8211; wenn ein Buch diese Wertung verdient hat, dann dieses.)</em></p>
<p><strong>Yasunari Kawabata &#8211; Schönheit und Trauer</strong><br />
Als geneigte Leserin der japanischen Literatur habe ich mir von boyfriend bereits mehrere Werke des Literaturnobelpreisträgers Kawabata ausgeliehen und sie alle sehr gerne gelesen. Nachdem er nun &#8220;Schönheit und Trauer&#8221; wo-auch-immer wieder ausgegraben hat, habe ich mir auch dieses Buch nicht entgehen lassen.</p>
<p>Es ist mehr als 20 Jahre her, dass der Autor Toshio Oki seine außer-eheliche Beziehung mit der damals 16-jährigen Otoko beendete, nachdem sie von ihm schwanger wurde und eine Fehlgeburt hatte. Später hat Oki ihre Beziehung in literarischer Form aufgeschrieben und veröffentlicht &#8211; sie wurde zu seinem bekanntesten Werk und hat die Schande Otokos publik gemacht. Mittlerweile ist Otoko in ihrer Heimat Kyoto zu einer berühmten Malerin geworden und lehrt eine Schülerin namens Keiko. Mit der Hoffnung auf ein spätes Wiedersehen mit Otoko fährt Oki über Neujahr nach Kyoto &#8211; doch er hat nicht mit Keiko gerechnet, die sich an dem Verrat an Otoko, die sie über alles liebt, rächen will. Und dazu benutzt sie nicht nur Oki, sondern auch dessen Sohn&#8230;</p>
<p>Was ich an den Werken japanischer Autoren so mag, ist, dass sie meist so schön unaufgeregt sind; ihnen allen (und das ist mir besonders bei Kawabata und auch in diesem Buch wieder aufgefallen) wohnt eine Ruhe in, die ich in keiner anderen Literatur auf diese Art und Weise bisher auffinden konnte.<br />
Es geschieht so wenig &#8211; aber die Worte, die Beschreibungen alleine können so viel mehr Emotionen auslösen, den Leser &#8211; oder zumindest mich &#8211; stärker aufwühlen, als es der spannendste Thriller zu schaffen vermag.</p>
<p>Zugegeben &#8211; all das trifft tendenziell eher auf meine (literarische) Beziehung zu Murakami zu und Kawabatas Werke haben mich bisher nicht so stark bewegt. Nichtsdestotrotz war &#8220;Schönheit und Trauer&#8221; ein gutes Buch, auf seine eigene Art und Weise &#8220;spannend&#8221;; vor allem aber war es hinsichtlich der unterschiedlichen Charaktere, ihrer Handlungen und Beweggründe sehr interessant &#8211; und zuweilen auch sehr merkwürdig.<br />
Bedingungslos empfehlen kann ich es aber nicht, da ich glaube, dass nicht jeder mit diesen oberflächlich betrachtet ereignislosen, vermeintlich langweiligen Büchern und dem Erzählstil viel anfangen kann. Aber mir hat&#8217;s trotzdem gefallen. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
<em>(7 von 10)</em></p>
<p>Wann die restlichen drei Bücher folgen, werde ich dieses mal gar nicht erst ankündigen &#8211; daran halten würde ich mich wohl sowieso nicht&#8230;</p>
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<link>http://bibliothecaonline.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/markus-z-a-menina-que-roubava-livros/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Título:</strong> A Menina Que Roubava Livros<br />
<strong>Autor:</strong> Markus Zusak<br />
<strong>Género: </strong>Romance<br />
<strong>Tamanho:</strong> 494<br />
<strong>Formato:</strong> Pdf</p>
<p>Entre 1939 e 1943, Liesel Meminger encontrou a Morte três vezes. E saiu suficientemente viva das três ocasiões para que a própria, de tão impressionada, decidisse nos contar sua história, em &#8216;A menina que roubava livros&#8217;. Desde o início da vida de Liesel na rua Himmel, numa área pobre de Molching, cidade desenxabida próxima a Munique, ela precisou achar formas de se convencer do sentido de sua existência. Horas depois de ver seu irmão morrer no colo da mãe, a menina foi largada para sempre aos cuidados de Hans e Rosa Hubermann, um pintor desempregado e uma dona-de-casa rabugenta. Ao entrar na nova casa, trazia escondido na mala um livro, &#8216;O manual do coveiro&#8217;. Num momento de distração, o rapaz que enterrara seu irmão o deixara cair na neve. Foi o primeiro dos vários livros que Liesel roubaria ao longo dos quatro anos seguintes. E foram esses livros que nortearam a vida de Liesel naquele tempo, quando a Alemanha era transformada diariamente pela guerra, dando trabalho dobrado à Morte. O gosto de roubá-los deu à menina uma alcunha e uma ocupação; a sede de conhecimento deu-lhe um propósito. E as palavras que Liesel encontrou em suas páginas e destacou delas seriam mais tarde aplicadas ao contexto da sua própria vida, sempre com a assistência de Hans, acordeonista amador e amável, e Max Vanderburg, o judeu do porão, o amigo quase invisível de quem ela prometera jamais falar. Há outros personagens fundamentais na história de Liesel, como Rudy Steiner, seu melhor amigo e o namorado que ela nunca teve, ou a mulher do prefeito, sua melhor amiga que ela demorou a perceber como tal. Mas só quem está ao seu lado sempre e testemunha a dor e a poesia da época em que Liesel Meminger teve sua vida salva diariamente pelas palavras, é à nossa narradora. Um dia, todos irão conhecê-la. Mas ter a sua história contada por ela é para poucos. Tem que valer a pena.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.esnips.com/doc/752f079a-ae42-4627-a878-f63ea231b375/Markus-Zusak---A-Menina-Que-Roubava-Livros-%28pdf%29-%28rev%29" target="_blank">Download</a></p>
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<link>http://allthebooksiread.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/the-book-thief/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Another best book to read. It&#8217;s a small story, about: a girl an accordionist some fanatical Ge]]></description>
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<p>Another best book to read.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a small story, about:</p>
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<li>a girl</li>
<li>an accordionist</li>
<li>some fanatical Germans</li>
<li>a Jewish fist fighter</li>
<li>and quite a lot of thievery.</li>
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<p>Author: Markus Zusak</p>
<p>Number of pages: 554</p>
<p><!--more-->From the back cover:</p>
<blockquote><p>HERE IS A SMALL FACT</p>
<p>&#8220;YOU ARE GOING TO DIE&#8221;</p>
<p>1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier.</p>
<p>Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.</p>
<p>SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION</p>
<p>&#8220;THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>One day I saw an ad for this book. I was sceptical at first. The cover was an illustration of a little girl dancing with a skeleton. I don&#8217;t like scary stuff. And from the cover, I honestly thought it would be somehow scary. Especially when narrated by Death.</p>
<p>Then a girl next to me in an opera, was reading this book during the interval. You can see she was really into her reading.  I was intrigued and asked her what she thought of it. She said she&#8217;d recommended it to anyone, such a good reading. Even after that, I still couldn&#8217;t lose my scepticism.</p>
<p>Then my flatmate was recommended this book by her other friend, and despite my scepticism, went and bought this book. Best decision!</p>
<p>I enjoyed the reading so much I had to bring it along during my 2-week holiday. That&#8217;s how much I liked it.</p>
<p>There are quite a few characters in the book, but it&#8217;s written so nicely that never once I find it the slightest confusing to understand each character.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s touching to know some people would go the extra mile to hold on to their belief, despite what&#8217;s going on around them. It definitely shows a lot of bravery and kind hearts. Despite the known tragic, this book shows some hope.</p>
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<link>http://clubedoebook.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/a-menina-que-roubava-livros-markus-zusak/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>villartedesign</dc:creator>
<guid>http://clubedoebook.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/a-menina-que-roubava-livros-markus-zusak/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Entre 1939 e 1943, Liesel Meminger encontrou a Morte três vezes. E saiu suficientemente viva das trê]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-50" title="a-menina-que-roubava-livros" src="http://clubedoebook.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/a-menina-que-roubava-livros.jpg?w=103" alt="a-menina-que-roubava-livros" width="103" height="150" />Entre 1939 e 1943, Liesel Meminger encontrou a Morte três vezes. E saiu suficientemente viva das três ocasiões para que a própria, de tão impressionada, decidisse nos contar sua história, em <strong>A Menina que Roubava Livros,</strong> livro há mais de um ano na lista dos mais vendidos do <em>The New York Times.</em> Desde o início da vida de Liesel na rua Himmel, numa área pobre de Molching, cidade desenxabida próxima a Munique, ela precisou achar formas de se convencer do sentido da sua existência. Horas depois de ver seu irmão morrer no colo da mãe, a menina foi largada para sempre aos cuidados de Hans e Rosa Hubermann, um pintor desempregado e uma dona de casa rabugenta. Ao entrar na nova casa, trazia escondido na mala um livro, <em>O Manual do Coveiro.</em> Num momento de distração, o rapaz que enterrara seu irmão o deixara cair na neve. Foi o primeiro de vários livros que Liesel roubaria ao longo dos quatro anos seguintes. E foram estes livros que nortearam a vida de Liesel naquele tempo, quando a Alemanha era transformada diariamente pela guerra, dando trabalho dobrado à Morte. O gosto de rouba-los deu à menina uma alcunha e uma ocupação; a sede de conhecimento deu-lhe um propósito. E as palavras que Liesel encontrou em suas páginas e destacou delas seriam mais tarde aplicadas ao contexto a sua própria vida, sempre com a assistência de Hans, acordeonista amador e amável, e Max Vanderburg, o judeu do porão, o amigo quase invisível de quem ela prometera jamais falar. Há outros personagens fundamentais na história de Liesel, como Rudy Steiner, seu melhor amigo e o namorado que ela nunca teve, ou a mulher do prefeito, sua melhor amiga que ela demorou a perceber como tal. Mas só quem está ao seu lado sempre e testemunha a dor e a poesia da época em que Liesel Meminger teve sua vida salva diariamente pelas palavras, é a nossa narradora. Um dia todos irão conhece-la. Mas ter a sua história contada por ela é para poucos. Tem que valer a pena.</p>
<li><strong>Editora: </strong>Intrínseca</li>
<li><strong>Autor: </strong>MARKUS ZUSAK</li>
<li><strong>ISBN: </strong>9788598078175</li>
<li><strong>Ano: </strong>2007</li>
<li><strong>Edição: </strong>1</li>
<li><strong>Número de páginas: </strong>494</li>
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<link>http://yalitgoodbadugly.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/a-year-in-review-2008-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>agirlnamedsara</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Well, despite a slow last couple of months, my blog has reached it&#8217;s one year anniversary.  An]]></description>
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<link>http://woerterkatze.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/markus-zusak-der-joker/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Klappentext: Kurz bevor ich in den Bankraub geraten bin, habe ich Bilanz über mein Leben gezogen. Ei]]></description>
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Klappentext:</span></p>
<p>Kurz bevor ich in den Bankraub geraten bin, habe ich Bilanz über mein Leben gezogen. Ein Taxifahrer, der schwindelt, was sein Alter angeht. (Eigentlich muss man zwanzig sein, um Taxi fahren zu dürfen.) Keine Ausbildung. Keine Freundin. Nur eine schäbige Hütte und ein sabbernder Hund namens Türsteher.<br />
Ed Kennedys eintöniges, richtungsloses Dasein ändert sich schlagartig als er eines Tages einen Banküberfall verhindert und ein Ass im Briefkasten findet &#8211; die erste von vier Spielkarten, die seinem Leben eine höchst denkwürdige Wendung geben.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Erste Meinung:</span></p>
<p>Ich habe gerade erst mit dem Buch begonnen, aber bereits die ersten Zeilen haben mich in den Bann gezogen. Der Schreibstil ist sehr schön, den habe ich ja schon bei &#8220;Der Bücherdiebin&#8221; sehr genossen. Hier ist er etwas lockerer und nicht ganz so ernst.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Erster Satz: Der Bankräuber ist ein totaler Versager.</strong></p></blockquote>
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<link>http://diebuecherdiebin.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/markus-zusak-die-bucherdiebin/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://diebuecherdiebin.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/markus-zusak-die-bucherdiebin/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Markus Zusak - Die Bücherdiebin Den Tod muss man nicht fürchten. Er ist nämlich, wie er als Ich-Erzä]]></description>
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<p><span style="color:#669900;">Den Tod muss man nicht fürchten. Er ist nämlich, wie er als Ich-Erzähler von sich selbst in einer Vorbemerkung sagt, „bemüht, dieser ganzen Angelegenheit eine fröhliche Seite zu verleihen“. Nur hätten die meisten Menschen „einen tief sitzenden Widerwillen, der es ihnen unmöglich macht, mir zu glauben, so sehr ich auch versuche, sie davon zu überzeugen“. Mit einem weiteren Vorurteil räumt der Tod gleich zu Beginn auf, dass ihm nämlich die Menschen gleichgültig seien. Im Gegenteil. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#669900;">Ab und zu, so erfahren wir, braucht er sogar eine Auszeit, um sich abzulenken. „Ihr wollt wissen“, fragt er, „wovon ich mich ablenken muss? (…) Es sind die übrig gebliebenen Menschen. / Die Überlebenden.“</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#669900;"> Eine solche Überlebende, „eine Expertin im Zurückbleiben“ ist die neunjährige <strong>Liesel Meminger.</strong> Von ihr handelt dieses wunderbare Buch. Zum ersten Mal begegnet der Tod der neunjährigen Liesel 1939 am Grab ihres kleinen Bruders, wo sie auch ihre Karriere als Bücherdiebin beginnt: Mit Hilfe des Handbuchs für Totengräber lernt sie das Lesen und muss fortan immer wieder Bücher stehlen. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#669900;">Sie „rettet“ auch welche &#8212; vor den Flammen der Nazis. Und hin und wieder bekommt sie auch welche geschenkt. Ihre Liebe zu Büchern muss es sein, die den Tod, der sich selbst hier als großer Erzähler erweist, die Liesel lieb gewinnen lässt. Während um sie herum Bombenhagel alles in Schutt und Asche legen, findet sie Schutz im Keller – und in ihren Büchern.</span></p>
<p>Vor einigen Tagen gerade habe ich dieses ergreifende Buch beendet. Nicht ohne auf den den letzten Seiten einen großen, schweren Kloss im Hals zu haben.</p>
<p>Die Geschichten handelt von Liesel Meminger, die während des dritten Reiches bereits alle Menschen, die sie liebt, verloren hat, und bei ihren Pflegeeltern Hans und Rosa Hubermann aufwächst.</p>
<p>Die Charaktere dieser Pflegeeltern sind überaus liebevoll mit all ihren Fehlern und Schwächen gezeichnet. Die Mutter Rosa hat eine extrem rauhe Ausstrahlung, sie nennt Liesel z. B. Saumensch und ihren Mann Hans Saukerl. Beim ersten Kennenlernen wirkte sie sehr unsympathisch, aber schnell merkt man, dass sie ein Herz aus Gold hat und ganz besonders die Liesel und ihren Mann liebt. Pflegepapa Hans hingegen ist gutmütig und warmherzig und schließt Liesel sofort in sein Herz.</p>
<p>Das besonderen an diesem Buch ist der Erzähler. Der Erzähler ist niemand anderes, als der Sensemann persönlich. Er erzählt uns vom Tod, wie Familie Hubermann einen jüdischen Faustkämpfer (Boxer) im Keller versteckt, wie Liesel sich mit den Menschen in der Himmelstrasse von Molching arrangiert. Am allermeisten dürfte aber das Schicksal von Max bewegen.</p>
<p>Familie Hubermann verstecken Ihn, trotz großer Angst vor Entdeckung. Für Rosa und Hans kommt es nicht in Frage, den Juden Max davon zu schicken und seinem Schicksal zu überlassen. Das Leben von Max kann erst dann nicht mehr beschützt werden, als Hans einem halb verhungerten jüdischen Mann, die durch Molching (in ein Konzentrationslager) getrieben werden, ein Stück Brot gibt, und er somit ins Visier der Nazis gerät.</p>
<p>Besonders schön und ungewöhnlich sind die  bebilderten Geschichten, die Max als Geschenke für seine Freundin Liesel angefertigt hat. Im Ganzen aber macht es die Geschichte noch aufwühlender &#8211; und zeigt gut, womit sich die sog. Kriegskinder beschäftigt haben oder haben mussten.</p>
<p>Es ist für mich immer wieder unglaublich und zutiefst verstörend, dass es im dritten Reich so viele Menschen gegeben hat, die ihren jüdischen Mitmenschen jedes Recht auf Menschlichkeit und Menschenwürde abgesprochen haben. Max malt sich selbst in seiner Geschichte auch nicht mehr als Mensch, sondern als Vogel. (Seine Haare erinnern Liesel an Federn). Sehr gut hat mir auch gefallen, dass die Geschichte zum Nachdenken anregt, sei es über Rassenwahn, Vorurteile oder nicht ganz einfache Entscheidungen, die man in seinem Leben zu treffen hat.</p>
<p><strong>Fazit:</strong> Das Schicksal ist nicht planbar und Herzenswünsche sollte man besser schnell verwirklichen, bevor es zu spät ist. Alles in allem ist dieser Roman sowohl inhaltlich als auch sprachlich sehr gelungen und zu Herzen gehend. Ich kann die Lektüre nur empfehlen!</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><em>Taschenbuch: 592 Seiten<br />
Verlag: Blanvalet Taschenbuch Verlag (7. September 2009)<br />
ISBN-10: 3442373956<br />
ISBN-13: 978-3442373956</em></p>
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<link>http://trocaletras.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/eu-sou-o-mensageiro-markus-zusak-2/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Pedro Mendes</dc:creator>
<guid>http://trocaletras.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/eu-sou-o-mensageiro-markus-zusak-2/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Vou fazer aqui um post pra deixar pra todos os meus milhares queridos leitores. Com certeza você, querido leitor de blog, como grande intelectual que deve ser, porque pra chegar aqui tem que ser no mínimo leitor de placa, já deve ter ouvido em Markus Zusak, não? Aquele escritor australiano que os pais são poloneses(?) lembrou? Ainda não? Última colher de chá, é o cara que escreveu o best-seller que ficou anos em todas as listas de mais vendidos do mundo que conta a história de uma garotinha alemã contada pela morte em plena segunda guerra, adivinhou? Se não, não tem problema, é o cara que escreveu A Menina que Roubava Livros. Ah sim é claro, eu já sabia! Pois bem, hoje, depois de tanto lhe enrolar, vou falar sobre o seu outro romance de algum sucesso, não tanto como o livro da menina roubona, o título é o mesmo do post(é claro) Eu Sou o Mensageiro.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A princípio, não tem como fazer uma comparação entre as duas obras do rapaz, são obras totalmente distintas, eu preferí o Mensageiro mas se você prefere a Menina Roubona aí é questão de gosto. Em Eu Sou o Mensageiro, Ed Kennedy é o nosso narrador/protagoista, adoro livros narrados em primeira pessoa. Ele é um cara com seus 19 anos de idade, que não faz faculdade, é taxista, todo dia joga baralho com 3 amigos dos quais 1 é uma garota que ele é louco por ela e ela o adora, como amigo, mas vive agarrando outros caras e nunca fica com ele. Um belo dia (não estou contando nada demais isso é o começo do livro) Ed está com seus amigos no banco quando um cara tenta assaltar e o Ed, que não era nada nem ninguém, consegue impedir o assalto.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Depois desse fato começam a aparecer cartas de baralho na caixa do correio do Ed com nomes e endereços que são &#8220;missões&#8221; que ele deve realizar das mais variadas formas, senão matam ele. O livro é muito bom, muito instigante, as coisas vão se amarrando e você se envolve com as dificuldades do personagem. Você fica louco com os foras que ele leva e as mancadas que ele faz. Algumas pessoas que já leram reclama da linguagem chula do livro, acho isso muita besteira e gosto muito de alguns palavrões nos diálogos, afinal, é a realidade atual. Livro recomendadíssimo pra quem gosta de romances e ele lhe leva a refletir sobre a vida sem encher o saco como livros de auto-ajuda.    </p>
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<link>http://paradiseisakindoflibrary.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/markus-zusak/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Book Thief Yes, often, I am reminded of her, and in one of my vast array of pockets, I have kept]]></description>
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<p>Yes, often, I am reminded of her, and in one of my vast array of pockets, I have kept her story to retell. It is one of the small legion I carry, each one extraordinary in its own right. Each one an attempt &#8211; an immense leap of an attempt &#8211; to prove to me that you, and your human existence, are worth it.<br />
Here it is. One of a handful.<br />
<em>The Book Thief.</em><br />
If you feel like it, come with me. I will tell you a story.<br />
I&#8217;ll show you something.</p>
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<p><span id="ljcmt31047166">I wanted to tell the book thief many things, about beauty and brutality. But what could I tell her about those things that she didn’t already know? I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race – that rarely do I ever simply <em>estimate</em> it. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words so damning and brilliant.</p>
<p>None of those things, however, came out of my mouth.</p>
<p>All I was able to do was turn to Liesel Meminger and tell her the only truth I truly know. I said it to the book thief and I say it now to you.</p>
<p><strong>A Last Note from Your Narrator<br />
I am haunted by humans.</strong></span></p>
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<p>He was the crazy one who had painted himself black and defeated the world.</p>
<p>She was the book thief without the words.</p>
<p>Trust me, though, the words were on their way, and when they arrived, Liesel would hold them in her hands like the clouds, and she would wring them out like rain.</p>
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<p><em><strong> </strong></em>Therein lay the problem.<br />
Life had altered in the wildest possible way, but it was imperative that they act as if nothing at all had happened.<br />
Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day.<br />
That was the business of hiding a Jew.<br />
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<p>THE SWAPPING OF NIGHTMARES<br />
The Girl: &#8216;Tell me. What do you see when you dream like that?&#8217;<br />
The Jew: &#8216;&#8230;I see myself turning round, and waving goodbye.&#8217;<br />
The Girl: &#8216;I also have nightmares.&#8217;<br />
The Jew: &#8216;What do you see?&#8217;<br />
The Girl: &#8216;A train, and my dead brother.&#8217;<br />
The Jew: &#8216;Your brother?&#8217;<br />
The Girl: &#8216; He died when I moved here, on the way.&#8217;<br />
The Girl and the Jew, together: &#8216;Ja &#8211; Yes.&#8217;</p>
<p>It would be nice to say that after this small breakthrough, neither Liesel nor Max dreamed their bad visions again. It would be nice but untrue. The nightmares arrived like they always did, much like the best player in the opposition when you&#8217;ve heard rumours that he migh t be injured or sick &#8211; but there he is, warming up with the rest of them, ready to take the field. Or like a timetabled train, arriving at a nightly platform, pulling the memories behind it on a rope. A lot of dragging. A lot of awkward bounces.<br />
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<p>&#8216;How about a kiss, Saumensch?&#8217;<br />
He stood waist-deep in the water for a few moments longer before climbing out and handing her the book. His trousers clung to him, and he did not stop walking. In truth, I think he was afraid. Rudy Steiner was scared of the book thief&#8217;s kiss. He must have longed for it so much. He must have loved her so incredibly hard. So hard that he would never ask for her lips again, and would go to his grave without them.</p>
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<p>They say that war is death&#8217;s best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one. To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thing, incessantly. &#8216;Get it done, get it done.&#8217; So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more.<br />
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<p>Of course, I&#8217;m being rude. I&#8217;m spoiling the ending, not only of the entire book, but of this particular piece of it. I have given you two events in advance, because I don&#8217;t have much interest in building mystery. Mystery bores me. It chores me. I know what happens and so do you. It&#8217;s the machinations that wheel us there that aggravate, perplex, interest and astound me.<br />
There are many things to think of.<br />
There is much story.</p>
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<p>No-one wanted to bomb Himmel Street.<br />
No-one would bomb a place named after heaven, would they?<br />
Would they?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Book Thief by Markus Zusak]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Liesel Meminger is not yet ten when her mother packs her and her six ]]></description>
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<p>Liesel Meminger is not yet ten when her mother packs her and her six year old brother onto a train bound for a suburb of Munich in the late 1930s.  When the train breaks down at a nameless town along the way, Liesel&#8217;s brother&#8217;s coughing stops, and the girl and her mother are delayed in getting to the Hubermanns by the need to bury Werner Meminger.  Eventually, Liesel makes it to Molching and the Hubermanns.  She learns to read.  She learns to love her foster parents.  She learns how to steal books.  And she learns how to survive, despite the atrocities.  She and her foster father try to save a Jewish man, but by the time the bombs come, it&#8217;s all they can do to save themselves.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Have we understood picture books yet? What is YA literature?]]></title>
<link>http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/have-we-understood-picture-books-yet-what-is-ya-literature/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Shaun Tan and Markus Zusak, two of Australia&#8217;s favourite and most talented authors/illustrator]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a rel="attachment wp-att-2956" href="http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/have-we-understood-picture-books-yet-what-is-ya-literature/shaun-tan/"><img class="size-full wp-image-2956 aligncenter" title="shaun tan" src="http://tsheko.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/shaun-tan.jpg" alt="shaun tan" width="95" height="116" /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Shaun Tan</strong> and <strong>Markus Zusak</strong>, two of Australia&#8217;s favourite and most talented authors/illustrators, have received international acclaim by winning in two of the major categories at the <strong><a href="http://www.djlp.jugendliteratur.org/english_key_facts-27.html">Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis</a></strong>, Germany’s most prestigious awards for children’s and YA books.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2958" href="http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/have-we-understood-picture-books-yet-what-is-ya-literature/zusak-2/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2958" title="zusak" src="http://tsheko.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/zusak1.jpg" alt="zusak" width="130" height="87" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.shauntan.net/"><strong>Shaun Tan</strong> </a>received first prize for the Picture Book category for his <a href="http://www.shauntan.net/books.html"><strong><em>Tales from outer suburbia</em></strong> </a>and <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/features/markuszusak/"><strong>Markus Zusak</strong> </a>won the Youth Jury prize for <strong><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/features/markuszusak/books.html">The Book Thief</a>.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2961" href="http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/have-we-understood-picture-books-yet-what-is-ya-literature/bookthief/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2961" title="bookthief" src="http://tsheko.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/bookthief.jpg" alt="bookthief" width="80" height="123" /></a></p>
<p>According to <a href="http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/">Tim Coronel </a>in <em><a href="http://publishingperspectives.com/?p=6974">Publishing Perspectives</a></em>, the award jury commented on Tan&#8217;s book that</p>
<blockquote><p> &#8217;the way that pictures and words work together in this carefully designed book is perfect.&#8217;</p></blockquote>
<p>The Youth Jury also commented on Zusak&#8217;s story that </p>
<blockquote><p>&#8216;many individual stories of the experience of youth in the Second World War have been written, but none match up to the narrative of this book.&#8217; That&#8217;s a serious recommendation, especially from a German judge, considering the enormous output of literature on this subject.</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2962" href="http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/have-we-understood-picture-books-yet-what-is-ya-literature/tales-from-outer-suburbia/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2962" title="tales from outer suburbia" src="http://tsheko.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/tales-from-outer-suburbia.jpg" alt="tales from outer suburbia" width="100" height="134" /></a></p>
<p>The whole problematic issue of <strong>picture books</strong> and their <strong>audience</strong> continues to generate debate. In our school library, the picture books shelf conceals many illustrated stories worth deeper analysis in the classroom, but few will remember this as they pass them by.</p>
<p>Shaun Tan describes his picture books on <a href="http://www.shauntan.net/books.html">his website</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>They are best described as ‘picture books for older readers’ rather than young children, as they deal with relatively complex visual styles and themes, including colonial imperialism, social apathy, the nature of memory and depression.</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2963" href="http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/have-we-understood-picture-books-yet-what-is-ya-literature/red-tree/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2963" title="red-tree" src="http://tsheko.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/red-tree.jpg" alt="red-tree" width="179" height="229" /></a></p>
<p>Understanding Shaun Tan&#8217;s thinking behind his picture books is a key to understanding just where Tan&#8217;s books belong. Michelle Pauli has written a very interesting <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/27/shaun-tan-unexpected-details">article about Shaun Tan in The Guardian</a>. Although Shaun&#8217;s books depict &#8216;a surreal world of bizarre animals, skew-whiff buildings, dreamlike landscapes and invented languages&#8217;, his books are far from fairy tales or pure fantasy, and that is because &#8216;Tan&#8217;s worlds, however fantastical they may appear on first glance, have their own internal logic. It is what he describes as &#8220;groundedness&#8221;, and he regards it as crucial to the success of the stories&#8217;.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;By itself, just to draw crazy creatures has limited appeal – if I had to give up one thing it would be the wild imagination. When the work becomes too detached from ordinary life it starts to fall apart. Fantasy needs to have some connection with reality or it becomes of its own interest only, insular. In The Lost Thing, to have creatures flying around is unsatisfactory without the context. It works because it exists in opposition to the world in the rest of the story.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2964" href="http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/have-we-understood-picture-books-yet-what-is-ya-literature/the-arrival/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2964" title="the-arrival" src="http://tsheko.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/the-arrival.jpg" alt="the-arrival" width="179" height="229" /></a></p>
<p>The fact that we still cling to narrow categories, such as &#8216;picture books&#8217; and &#8216;Young Adult&#8217; not only confuses readers but also pre-judges and precludes books from taking their place in the world of serious literature. Yes, many people understand and appreciate the complexity of Tan&#8217;s picture books and graphic novels (<em>The arrival</em>), but many more won&#8217;t give them a second chance when they see the children&#8217;s book award sticker or don&#8217;t even see them at all if they&#8217;re displayed in the children&#8217;s section of the book shop. As Tan says,</p>
<blockquote><p>One bookseller in Australia took the children&#8217;s book award sticker off <em>The Red Tree</em> as he felt he could sell more that way, and sold an extra 30-40 copies a month. It&#8217;s about simple things like font size – people think they can judge the age a book is for by the font size and assume that it&#8217;s for little kids if it has a big font, but that&#8217;s silly. I don&#8217;t worry too much about those things as the creator because I figure that the books will find their own audience and sometimes I like the idea that they can give adults a surprise pleasure.</p></blockquote>
<p>It&#8217;s interesting how readers feel there must be a definite meaning within the symbolism of Tan&#8217;s books. Tan himself avoids being pinned down to a single interpretation.</p>
<blockquote><p>Tan is reluctant to delve too deeply into the &#8220;meanings&#8221; of his fables. Towards the end of The Lost Thing he writes, &#8220;Well, that&#8217;s it. That&#8217;s the story. Not especially profound, I know, but I never said it was. And don&#8217;t ask me what the moral is.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>If artworks cannot be pinned down to a clear and definitive interpretation, then picture books of Tan&#8217;s calibre are surely written and illustrated with the same infinite possibilities in mind. How could an artist have predicted, for example, all the interpretations that would come out of his or her painting? One thing is for sure &#8211; so-called children&#8217;s books, such as those by Shaun Tan and Markus Zusak, are fertile ground for rich discussion.</p>
<p>This has been <a href="http://readingnow.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/have-we-understood-picture-books-yet-what-is-ya-literature/">cross-posted at Fiction is like a box of chocolates</a>.</p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In einer Talkrunde der Bibliotheksfachzeitschrift B.I.T.- Online kamen Hans Günther Brée, LAG-Vorsit]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:left;">In einer <strong>Talkrunde der Bibliotheksfachzeitschrift B.I.T.- Online</strong> kamen Hans Günther Brée, LAG-Vorsitzender, und Barbara Busch, Konrektorin der LAG-Preisträgerschule &#8220;Schulbibliothek des <a title="Hessische Schulbibliothek des Jahres 2009" href="http://basedow1764.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/resonanz-fur-schulbibliothek-des-jahres/" target="_blank">Jahres</a> 2009&#8243;, der Aue-Grundschule Dietzenbach, zu Wort.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://basedow1764.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/img_1698.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-4965 aligncenter" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;" title="Barbara Busch, Konrektorin der Aue-Schule Dietzenbach, &#34;Schulbibliothek des Jahres 2009&#34;" src="http://basedow1764.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/img_1698.jpg?w=112" alt="Barbara Busch, Konrektorin der Aue-Schule Dietzenbach, &#34;Schulbibliothek des Jahres 2009&#34;" width="112" height="150" /></a><a href="http://basedow1764.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/gb_buchmesse09.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-4962 aligncenter" style="border:0 none;margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:3px;" title="Hans Günther Brée, Vorsitzender der LAG Schulbibliotheken in Hessen e.V." src="http://basedow1764.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/gb_buchmesse09.jpg?w=112" alt="LAG-Vorsitzender Hans Günther Brée" width="112" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>Da auch Josef Kraus, VBE-Vorsitzender und Gymnasialleiter in Bayern, sehr engagiert in Sachen Schulbibliothek, und Simone Vetter von der Kreisverwaltung  des Lahn-Dill-Kreises (IMeNS), wo sie einen Schulbibliothekssupport im Medienzentrum des Kreises aufzubauen versucht, auf dem Podium saßen, nahmen die Schulbibliotheken einen breiteren Raum ein, als die Programmankündigung vermuten ließ.</p>
<p>Warum auf dem Podium von den Bibliotheksgesetzen erwartet wurde, dass sie das Schulbibliothekswesen förderten, blieb unerklärt. Schließlich stehen Schulbibliotheken im Musterentwurf des Deutschen Bibliotheksverbandes, der in einigen Bundesländern zur Debatte steht, nicht drin. Dass sie im Thüringer Bibliotheksgesetz erwähnt werden, wenn auch nicht wirklich substantiell, ist der CDU zu verdanken.</p>
<p>Dennoch war es gut, dass die Schulbibliotheken durch diese Veranstaltung  auf der Buchmesse &#8220;stattfanden&#8221;.</p>
<div id="attachment_5053" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://basedow1764.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/bit_sofa_09.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-5053" title="bit_sofa_09" src="http://basedow1764.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/bit_sofa_09.jpg?w=150" alt="Rüdiger Mack, FIZ Karlsruhe" width="150" height="94" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Foto: Rüdiger Mack, FIZ Karlsruhe</p></div>
<p>Auch auf dem <strong>Bildungskongress der Buchmesse</strong> war die &#8220;Schulbibliothek als Motor der Schulentwicklung&#8221; vertreten, so ein Slogan der LAG. Vorsitzender Brée hielt den gleichnamigen Workshop.</p>
<p><a title="ENSIL mit neuer Website!" href="http://www.ensil.eu/" target="_blank">ENSIL</a>-Vorsitzende Lourense Das war als Referentin beim Kongress auch dabei und half der LAG auch noch einen Infotisch zu präsentieren.</p>
<p>Leider hatte die LAG zu spät erfahren, dass Eintrittskarten für den Kongress verlost wurden. Im Vorfeld wurde kritisiert, dass man für den Workshop bezahlen müsse, wofür die LAG nichts konnte.</p>
<p>Trauriges berichtete Dr. Markus Fritz, Bozen.<br />
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Das <strong>Südtiroler Pädagogische Institut </strong>wird nicht mehr zur Buchmesse (an den Leseförderungsstand des Rüsselsheimer Buchhändlers Janssen ["Hits für Kids"]) kommen. Es widmet sich zukünftig anderen Schwerpunkten als der Leseförderung. Verständlich, da deutschsprachige Südtiroler Schülerinnen und Schüler bessere PISA-Egebnisse als die finnischen haben. Wie ließe sich das noch übertreffen? Aber dennoch schade, nicht zuletzt des Lagreins, Schüttelbrots und Bauernschinkens wegen. Das gab es aber beim Folio-Verlag, bei dem die LAG früher mehrere der empfehlenswerten Bozener <a title="Südtiroler Publikationen" href="http://basedow1764.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/erstklassige-schulbibliotheksliteratur-aus-sudtirol/" target="_blank">Publikationen</a> für ihre Mitglieder eingekauft hatte.</p>
<p>Es reichte leider nur für ein Gläschen, da die <strong><a title="Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2009" href="http://www.djlp.jugendliteratur.org/" target="_blank">Verleihung</a> des Deutschen Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreises</strong> anstand.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.djlp.jugendliteratur.org/themes/djlp//images/header2009.jpg" alt="" width="330" height="66" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Die LAG erhält nun regelmäßig das Angebot, Eintrittskarten zu bestellen. Dafür bedanken wir uns ganz herzlich bei der Geschäftsführerin des AKJ. Das war <a title="Basedow über frühere Preisverleihungen" href="http://basedow1764.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/deutscher-jugendliteraturpreis-2008/" target="_blank">nicht</a> immer so, was sicher kein böser Wille war.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Mir gefiel die Inszenierung der Veranstaltung sehr gut. Auf einer weißen Couch wie bei &#8220;Wetten, dass &#8230;!&#8221;versammelten sich nach und nach die Preisträger und ihre Übersetzer (2/3 Drittel aller nominierten Bücher sind Übersetzungen, auffallend dabei die vielen niederländischen.) Der Moderator schien vor allem wegen seiner Nähe zum Alter der Zielgruppe qualifiziert zu sein. Er versuchte einen Hauch Oscar-Verleihung in den Saal &#8220;Harmonie&#8221; zu bringen, denn er hielt den prämiierten Autoren das Mikrofon hin und fragte: &#8220;Möchtest du was sagen?&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Sehr schön war auch die Pyjama-Party der Jugendjury, mit der die nominierten Bücher vorgestellt wurden.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Leider war die Familienministerin wegen der Koalitonsverhandlungen verhindert.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Gute Reden hielten alle, Oberjurorin Frau Becker, Herr Boos, Herr Honnefelder, Frau Pantos, nicht zuletzt die Illustratorin Jutta Bauer, die den Sonderpreis für ihr Gesamtwerk erhielt.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Ach ja, die Bücher. Ich habe nur zwei nominierte gelesen, halte mich also zurück.  Die beiden gelesenen aber zählen zu den Gewinnern. Zu &#8220;Rico, Oscar und die Tieferschatten&#8221; habe ich schon an anderer Stelle <a title="Basedow1764 zu Steinhöfel, Rico ..." href="http://basedow1764.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/lesetipp-steinhofel-rico-oskar-und-die-tieferschatten/">etwas</a> gesagt.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Die Jugendjury hat  Zusak, Die Bücherdiebin, ausgewählt. Ich hatte die englische Erstausgabe gelesen und tue mir schwer mit Inhalt, Erzählperspektive und Sprache, wenn es um ein Jugendbuch geht. Vielleicht liegt es an der Übersetzung. Kevin Brooks meinte ja auch &#8211; augenzwinkernd -, erst durch die Übersetzung sei sein Buch &#8220;The Road of the Dead&#8221; preiswürdig geworden.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Ich bin mächtig beeindruckt, wenn bei amazon 180 Rezensenten dem Buch die höchste Punktzahl geben. Aber das sind fast alles ERWACHSENE! Einer schreibt als Antwort auf die Frage, ob die zwölfjährige Tochter (untere <a title="Bücherdiebin: Ab 12!" href="http://www.buecher.de/shop/Drittes-Reich/Die-Buecherdiebin/Zusak-Markus/products_products/detail/prod_id/23336987/" target="_blank">Altersempfehlung </a>bei der Bücherdiebin) das Buch lesen solle: Ja, wenn sie Leseerfahrung hätte und Böll und Grass läse. Im Prospekt des AKJ steht &#8220;ab 14&#8243;.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Wie fast immer muss ich die Einschränkung machen:</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Es ist schön, dass es diesen Preis gibt und dass die Übergabe so gut anzusehen ist. Aber ich habe mein Leben lang anscheinend nie die Kinder und Jugendlichen unterrichtet, die die Sprachspiele von Steinhöfel goutieren und die von den philosopischen Gedanken des sympathischen Erzählers Tod  bei Zusak fasziniert sind. Möglicherweise fänden sie es geil, dass der Holocaust hier aus einer erfrischend anderen &#8211; ultimativen? -  Perspektive erzählt wird.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Bei amazon beruhigt mich die Information: &#8220;Kunden, die diesen Artikel gekauft haben, kauften auch &#8230; von Carlos Ruiz Zafón&#8221;. Den finde ich auch nicht so toll.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Also, wie alle Jahre ist die entscheidende Frage: Wie werden diese Bücher in der Schulbibliothek ankommen?</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Immer noch freue ich mich, dass 2003 Klaus Kordons &#8220;Krokodil im Nacken&#8221; von der Jugendjury gewählt wurde. Die erwachsenen Jurorwn hatten gepasst.</p>
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<link>http://popshare.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/livro-a-menina-que-roubava-livros/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>popshare</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Sinopse: # A MENINA QUE ROUBAVA LIVROS A Menina que Roubava Livros (The Book Thief, no original) é u]]></description>
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<li><strong>Sinopse: # A MENINA QUE ROUBAVA LIVROS</strong><br />
A Menina que Roubava Livros (The Book Thief, no original) é um romance do escritor australiano Markus Zusak, publicado em 2006. No Brasil, ele foi lançado em Março de 2007 pela editora Intrínseca, e foi traduzido por Vera Ribeiro. Sendo narrada pela morte, o livro conta a história de Liesel Meminger, uma garota que se encontrou com a narradora diversas vezes ao longo de sua vida e foi observada pela curiosa colhedora de almas. Vivendo na Alemanha nazista, Liesel enfrenta vários desafios dentre se conformar com a súbita mudança em sua família, se controlar perante Rudy Steiner e saber guardar um segredo.</li>
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Formato: PDF/RAR<br />
Tamanho: 3.5 Mb<br />
Idioma: PT-BR<br />
Gênero: Suspense</li>
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<link>http://cadriane.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/da-serie-antes-tarde-do-que-nunca/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cadriane</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cadriane.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/da-serie-antes-tarde-do-que-nunca/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Estou começando a ler o livro &#8216;A menina que roubava livros&#8217; do Markus Zusak. Dei de pres]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Estou começando a ler o livro &#8216;A menina que roubava livros&#8217; do Markus Zusak. Dei de presente para minha mãe ano passado e, na mudança de casa semana passada, decidi roubar (só para homenagear o livro). =P</p>
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<link>http://roterrabe.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/die-bucherdiebin/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lilo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://roterrabe.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/die-bucherdiebin/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ganz ehrlich: ein tolles Buch! Ich hatte es schonmal in der Bücherei im Auge, ließ es dann aber steh]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Ganz ehrlich: ein tolles Buch! Ich hatte es schonmal in der Bücherei im Auge, ließ es dann aber stehen. Irgendwie dachte ich nicht, dass mir das Buch gefallen würde. Als Geburtstagsgeschenk konnte ich es natürlich nicht links liegen lassen und nun bin ich schwer beeindruckt!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Book Thief : Markus Zusak]]></title>
<link>http://mybookshelf.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/the-book-thief-markus-zusak/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>anaamica</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mybookshelf.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/the-book-thief-markus-zusak/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This book is, hands down, the best book I have read in 2009 so far. Considering the number of days l]]></description>
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<p>This book is, hands down, the best book I have read in 2009 so far. Considering the number of days left in this year and the amount of time I get to read these days, this book might remain the best book of the year.</p>
<p>What is the book about? Here is what the publishers say:</p>
<blockquote><p>It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .</p>
<p>Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.</p>
<p>This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.</p></blockquote>
<p>Words &#8211; written and spoken &#8211; are central to the book. This book is unusual in many ways. One, the structure of the book is something I have never seen earlier. It is broken up into chapters based on the books that the protagonist steals. Two, the narrator of the book is also unusual. I don&#8217;t want to reveal it here because I don&#8217;t want to deprive you of the thrill you get when you discover for yourself. Three, the actual idea of putting a book thief in the middle of Nazi Germany in 1940s &#8211; who would have thought? The good thing is it works really well. The author maintains the gravity required to describe the burning Germany and the humor and the wit required to captivate the readers.</p>
<p>I just loved the writing style. It is witty and humorous. Sometimes it is the kind of humor where you are laughing at yourself, unknowingly. I am guessing the author loves colors. He uses colors to describe almost all scenes in the book. In fact, the book starts colors. There were many sentences and paragraphs which made me stop reading and think. Some got a chuckle out of me and some disturbed me. I wish I had made a note of some so that I could quote here. Google came to the rescue and here are some.</p>
<blockquote><p>First the colours.<br />
Then the humans.<br />
That’s usually how I see things.<br />
Or at least, how I try.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>The last time I saw her was red. The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring. In some places, it was burned. There were black crumbs, and pepper, streaked across the redness.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>…For some reason, dying men always ask questions they know the answer to.  Perhaps it’s so they can die being right.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>For now, Rudy and Liesel made their way onto Himmel Street in the rain.<br />
He was the crazy one who had painted himself black and defeated the world.<br />
She was the book thief without the words.<br />
Trust me, though, the words were on their way, and when they arrived, Liesel would hold them in her hands like the clouds, and she would wring them out like the rain.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“… it was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Meminger.<br />
The sky was dripping.<br />
Like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed.”</p></blockquote>
<p>If I could, I would quote the entire book here, that&#8217;s how much I liked it. Why did I like the book? The writing was what got me initially. The story will tug at your heart. And the characters &#8211; Liesel and Rudy and Max and the Hubermanns &#8211; each one of them will remain with me for a long time. What I will never forget though, is the narrator.</p>
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<link>http://eplteen.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/banned-books-week-celebrate-the-power-of-the-written-word/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jdapier</dc:creator>
<guid>http://eplteen.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/banned-books-week-celebrate-the-power-of-the-written-word/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One way you can celebrate Banned Books Week is by reading one of the many books that were challenged]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4183" title="Censorship" src="http://eplteen.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/censorship.gif?w=111" alt="Censorship" width="111" height="150" />One way you can celebrate <strong>Banned Books Week</strong> is by reading <a href="http://library.booksite.com/5525/nl/?list=CNL18&#38;preview=1">one of the many books that were challenged in various parts of the country in 2008-2009</a>. But, then I got to thinking, another way you can ring in this event would be to pick up one of the many top-notch books out there that haven&#8217;t necessarily been challenged recently, but really resonate with the spirit of the week. I&#8217;m talking about daring, inspiring (and inspired) books that celebrate the power of literature and depict the struggle to protect the written word against the people and forces that would censor it. These are books that wrestle engagingly with the big questions, questions about the potential of the human mind, the human heart, the human everything, and the deep, powerful fears that drive many book challenges (and burnings) in the first place.  Here are a few outstanding titles that come to mind:</p>
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<p><span style="color:#993300;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.epl.org/babelcat.php/9780375842207"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4162" title="book-thief-2" src="http://eplteen.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/book-thief-2.jpg?w=100" alt="book-thief-2" width="100" height="150" />The Book Thief</a></em></strong></span> by Markus Zusak.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s just a small story, really, about: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery&#8230; Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak&#8217;s emotionally wrenching novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Brave, tough Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can&#8217;t resist &#8211; books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in the cellar. This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul and the unlikely, beautiful relationships you find when your heart is as big as a zeppelin. Oh, and it&#8217;s narrated by Death.</p>
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<p><strong><em><a href="http://www.epl.org/babelcat.php/0060502436"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4163" title="TheSleddingHillUK" src="http://eplteen.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/thesleddinghilluk.jpg?w=110" alt="TheSleddingHillUK" width="110" height="150" />The Sledding Hill</a></em></strong> by Chris Crutcher.</p>
<p>Do you think you know where you go when you die? What if you could stick around, hover above the people you love and try to get inside their heads? Would you choose to do it?</p>
<p>The two main characters in Chris Crutcher’s book, <em><a href="http://www.epl.org/babelcat.php/0060502436">The Sledding Hill</a></em>, have an unconventional relationship. One of them, Billy, is dead. He was killed by a sheet rock wall when it fell on him and crushed the base of his skull. The other one, Eddie, has gone mute since the accident and keeps seeing his dead friend peering in at him through his windows, hears him rustling around in his closet late at night, and speaks to him in his dreams. What does his dead friend want? Is Eddie going stark, raving nuts? When a feared local preacher moves to ban from school the one book that gives Eddie comfort during this traumatic time, Eddie makes peace with Billy’s spirit and goes undercover in his community to defend his right to read, think, and be whatever he wants to be. Together the dead and the undead discover that freedom is an ideal more important than life and death and that real friendship lasts beyond the grave.</p>
<p>(Ironically, despite the intentional lack of profanity in Crutcher&#8217;s book &#8211; and a plot that revolves around a book challenge! &#8211; <em><a href="http://www.epl.org/babelcat.php/0060502436">The Sledding Hill</a> </em>was challenged at a middle school in Delaware in 2008 for its representations of religion and authority figures. According to <a href="www.chriscrutcher.com">Crutcher&#8217;s site</a>, the book only partially survived the challenge: it remains at the school, but interested students must get parental permission before they can read it).</p>
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<p><strong><em><a href="http://www.epl.org/babelcat.php/9780765320964"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4164" title="Libyrinth" src="http://eplteen.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/libyrinth.jpg?w=100" alt="Libyrinth" width="100" height="150" />Libyrinth</a></em> </strong>by Pearl North.</p>
<p>In a distant future where Libyrarians preserve and protect the ancient books that are housed in the fortress-like Libyrinth, Haly is imprisoned by Eradicants, who believe that the written word is evil, and she must try to mend the rift between the two groups before their war for knowledge destroys them all.  On June 15th, 2009, <em>Kirkus</em> published a review of the book that concluded, &#8220;The page-turner plot and themes of the abuses of authority, the nature of prejudice and the power of the written word provide the primary focus. The main characters, all strong, individualized young women, are convincingly drawn&#8230;  The dramatic, satisfying climax and deftly handled resolution of the many plot threads will convince and exhilarate readers.&#8221;</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.epl.org/babelcat.php/0345410017"><em><strong></strong></em></a><em><strong><a href="http://www.epl.org/babelcat.php/0345410017"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4165" title="bba9eb6709a07ade93423110.L" src="http://eplteen.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/bba9eb6709a07ade93423110-l.jpg?w=91" alt="bba9eb6709a07ade93423110.L" width="91" height="150" /></a></strong></em><em><strong><a href="http://www.epl.org/babelcat.php/0345410017">Fahrenheit 451</a></strong></em> by Ray Bradbury.</p>
<p>In Ray Bradbury&#8217;s classic book, you&#8217;ll experience a frightening vision of the future where firemen don&#8217;t put out fires &#8211; they start them in order to burn books. Bradbury&#8217;s vividly painted society holds up the appearance of happiness as the highest goal &#8211; a place where trivial information is good, and knowledge and ideas are bad. Published in 1953, Bradbury&#8217;s book endures as one of the greatest works of art detailing just how impoverished our minds become when our access to ideas is restricted.</p>
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<link>http://wellreadrabbit.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/a-sentimental-moment/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Katherine Battersby</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wellreadrabbit.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/a-sentimental-moment/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I love my local writer&#8217;s centre. They provided many &#8216;firsts&#8217; for me. They were the]]></description>
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<p>Anyway, you may ask: why the sudden sentimental moment? <a href="http://wellreadrabbit.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/a-very-happy-birthday/" target="_blank">Recent events</a> have me reflecting on my journey more than usual (and the people who have played a big part in it). So I was touched when the lovely girls down at the Queensland Writers Centre asked me to join in their annual blog tour. Which I shall &#8211; by answering the following questions:</p>
<p><span style="color:#df1f2e;">Where do your words come from?</span></p>
<blockquote><p>My words ultimately come from the things that move me: things I see that make me laugh and make me cry. I&#8217;m an emotional sort of person. As a children&#8217;s writer I suppose my words also come from my childhood. I&#8217;m still fascinated by the way kids see the world &#8211; the way they&#8217;re so open to ideas and people and places. Often my stories come from an experience I had as a child, but I rarely recognise this until I stand back from my work.</p></blockquote>
<p><span style="color:#df1f2e;">Where did you grow up and where do you live now?</span></p>
<blockquote><p>I grew up in a small coastal town called Mackay. I was one of those barefooted kids who spent their life on the beach. I still miss the smell of the salt and burnt sugarcane (sugar is a big Mackay industry). I now live in sunny Brisbane in the suburb of Ashgrove, which seems to be a mini hub for children&#8217;s writers. Must be something in the water.</p></blockquote>
<p><span style="color:#df1f2e;">What’s the first sentence/line of your latest work?</span></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8216;It’s said that the most haunted part of any town is its graveyard, but in Cain’s village it was the old church.&#8217; It will be a mid-grade novel about black magic and bounty hunters and 17th century beasts. It&#8217;s a tale I&#8217;ve been wanting to write for a long time, but the first sentence only seeped into my mind the other day, bringing with it the world of the story. I&#8217;m now letting it simmer away a while before I delve into the first draft.</p></blockquote>
<p><span style="color:#df1f2e;">What piece of writing do you wish you had written?</span></p>
<blockquote><p><em>The Book Thief</em>. I love the way Markus Zusak plays with language. He uses words in utterly surprising ways that are so unique and perfect. I always remember that one of the characters is described as having &#8216;gangling blue eyes&#8217;. More recently I&#8217;ve fallen in love with Glenda Millard&#8217;s <em>A Small Free Kiss in the Dark</em>. Go read this book then come back and tell me how much you loved it.</p></blockquote>
<p><span style="color:#df1f2e;">What are you currently working towards?</span></p>
<blockquote><p>I&#8217;ve only just received my first contract for a picture book I wrote and illustrated, which will be published by Viking in the US (an imprint of Penguin). I&#8217;ll be working with the lovely editorial team at Viking over the next while to make it the best it can be. In the meant time I&#8217;m also trying to look towards the future and keep working on my other picture books / novel projects. Ultimately I still feel like I&#8217;m working towards the same goal I always have &#8211; striving to be the best writer and illustrator I can be.</p></blockquote>
<p><span style="color:#df1f2e;">Complete this sentence: The future of the book is…</span></p>
<blockquote><p>Ever evolving. I&#8217;m not sure where it will take us, but I&#8217;m excited that I get to be a part of that journey.</p></blockquote>
<p>This post is part of the Queensland Writers Centre blog tour, happening October to December 2009. To follow the tour, visit Queensland Writers Centre’s blog <a href="http://www.qwc.asn.au/Resources/TheEmptyPageBlog.aspx" target="_blank"><em>The Empty Page</em></a>.</p>
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<link>http://haiopaia.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/wer-nicht-kampft-hat-schon-verloren/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>haiopaia</dc:creator>
<guid>http://haiopaia.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/wer-nicht-kampft-hat-schon-verloren/</guid>
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Vorstadt-Fighter / Markus Zusak. Dt. von Ulrich Plenzendorf. &#8211;  München : cbj-Verl., 2005. &#8211; 154 S.<br />
Orginalttitel: Fighting Ruben Wolfe<br />
ISBN 3-570-12824-5.</p>
<p>Der Vater ist arbeitslos. Die Mutter schuftet sich zu tote. Und dann wird auch noch die Schwester beleidigt. Ruben Wolfe tickt aus. Sein Kommentar als der Gegner am Boden liegt: „Niemand nennt meine Schwester eine Hure, Nutte oder sonst was, wie du zu sagen beliebtest.“. Diese Rauferei wird sein Leben verändern und das seines Bruders, Cameron. Denn bald darauf steht ein Fremder vor ihrer Tür. „&#8217;T&#8217;schuldigung&#8217;, sagt der Typ, &#8216;ich bin jemand, der euer Leben auf den Kopf stellen oder zugrunde richten kann, wenn euch das was sagt.&#8217;“. Der Typ will Ruben und Cameron als Boxer für illegale Wettkämpfe engagieren. Und sie nehmen an. Nicht wegen des Geldes, obwohl sie auch das dringend gebrauchen können, sondern für sich selbst. Um sich ein Stück Selbstachtung zu holen. Ruben gewinnt – immer. Cameron geht häufig zu Boden, aber er steht immer wieder auf. Obwohl oder gerade weil Ruben immer gewinnt, hat er ein Problem. „&#8217;Was mache ich, wenn ich einen Kampf verliere?&#8217;“. Sein Bruder antwortet: „&#8217;Du wirst in jedem Fall kämpfen [...].&#8217;“ Aber: „Keiner von uns weiß es, weil ein Kampf nichts wert ist, von dem man weiß, man gewinnt ihn. Es sind die Kämpfe mit unsicherem Ausgang, die einen fordern und Ruben hat noch nie in so einem Kampf gestanden.“ Also ist es an Cameron ihm einen solchen Kampf zu liefern. Der Kampf gegen seinen Bruder ist zugleich ein Kampf für und um seinen Bruder.<br />
Dies ist eine Geschichte von zwei Brüdern und einem Kampf. Den Kampf um die eigene Identität. Eine wundervolle Metapher auf die alltäglichen, unauffälligen Kämpfe, die jeder in seinem Leben bewältigen muss.<br />
Das Milieu und die Charaktere in diesem ersten ins Deutsche übersetzten Roman des Australiers Markus Zusak wirken authentisch. Das wird vor allem durch die einfache Sprache erreicht. Die Sätze sind überwiegend kurz. Es gibt viele Dialoge. Dem Milieu entsprechend werden derbe Begriffe verwendet. Doch hin und wieder sind Worte eingeflochten, die man nicht erwartet hätte, die aber auch nicht unpassend erscheinen und dem Buch ein besonderes Flair geben, wie „[...] Stellen, die von den Vögeln ganz und gar zu ihren öffentlichen Bedürfnisanstalten erklärt worden sind.“. Eine gelungene Übersetzung, denn diese Sprache packt den Leser und zieht ihn ins Buch.<br />
Vor allem Jungen in der Pubertät dürfte der aus Camerons Sicht geschriebene Adoleszenzroman ansprechen. Er ist aber auch für ältere und weibliche Leser eine lohnende Lektüre. Denn das Buch bietet nicht nur einen Blick in die Seele zweier Jungen auf der Suche nach ihrer Identität, sondern auch Denkanstöße für das eigene Leben. </p>
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<link>http://susannahlynch.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/the-sydney-morning-herald-young-writer-of-the-year-awards/</link>
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<dc:creator>Susannah Lynch</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Am quietly breathing a sigh of relief as I sit back today and read the winning story from this year]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Am quietly breathing a sigh of relief as I sit back today and read the winning story from this year&#8217;s <a href="http://www.youngwriter.smh.com.au">Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year</a> awards in Spectrum.</p>
<p>The awards luncheon was yesterday, and went off without a hitch, thank god! Peter Fray was a fantastic MC, and Markus Zusak and William Kostakis were inspiring in their words to the Regional Winners. We were so lucky to get them there to speak &#8211; very thoughtful and entertaining. I was actually super-excited to meet Markus, although in all the last minute stresses of organising such an event, forgot to take my copies of The Book Thief or The Messenger for him to sign.</p>
<p>The winner was one <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/arts/tragic-story-has-fairytale-ending-for-heralds-young-writer-of-theyear/2009/09/25/1253813612401.html">Miss Olivia Coleman from All Saints&#8217; College in Bathurst</a>, for her simply beautiful story, The Final Game. The story is about a boy from country NSW who wants to escape his mediocre rural life for university, but has his dreams shot down by his father. Very sad, and very insightful for a 16 year old girl to write.</p>
<p>Olivia was surprised and thrilled that she won, and it makes my job all the better to see someone as deserving as her win.</p>
<p>The day of the Young Writer awards is always my favourite of my working year; by far this competition is the best part of my job. I love that I get to engage high school students with writing and discover the phenomenal talent that is hidden among NSW and ACT school students.</p>
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<link>http://williamkostakis.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/sydney-morning-herald-young-writer-of-the-year-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>William Kostakis</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[1. I met Markus Zusak. Win. 2. I didn&#8217;t realise I&#8217;d been talking to Markus Zusak for 10 ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>1. I met Markus Zusak. Win.</p>
<p>2. I didn&#8217;t realise I&#8217;d been talking to Markus Zusak for 10 minutes until I was signing him a copy of <em>Loathing Lola</em>, and he said he spelt Markus with a &#8216;K&#8217;. Fail.</p>
<p>3. Olivia Coleman of All Saints College Bathurst won. Her story, <em>The Final Game</em>, will be in the Spectrum section of tomorrow&#8217;s <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em>. Ending gave my table chills.</p>
<p>4. Markus freakin&#8217; Zusak.</p>
<p>5. I gave a speech:</p>
<blockquote><p>Stories are everywhere. They’re happening all the time. Some are grand; others, insignificant. Some are tragic, some are comic and some are somewhere in between. These stories aren’t self-contained – they overlap, they interact, and they affect each other. Right now, in this room, there’s what? Around a hundred stories each chugging along – the stories of proud mothers, of waiters, of slightly tipsy English teachers, and they’re all great and interesting in their own rights, but for the purpose of this speech, I’d like to focus on 12 stories, those that belong to storytellers themselves, our finalists.</p>
<p>Now, could they just stick their hands up and give us a wave? Okay, awesome… Hi. 11 of you will not win today. It’s the reality of competition. But what does not winning mean for you? Well, you could shrug off being finalists, you could put down your pens because you don’t win, you could go to university, study and become the doctor your mother always wanted, and file this – this luncheon, your writing – all into your mind as a fond memory you can look back on, a relatively inconsequential chapter in the greater story of your life.</p>
<p>But please, for the love of all that is good in this world, don’t.</p>
<p>Being in the industry, I’ve encountered books. Lots of them. All stories. Some are grand; others insignificant. Some are tragic, some are comic and some are somewhere in between. And then, some are crap. There’s one that’s burnt itself into my memory forever, a book for preteens about a 12-year-old who discovers she has a twin sister who is half-vampire. How you can have a twin sister who’s half-something you’re not is completely beyond me, but that glaring fault of logic aside, there are vampires, and it has a shiny cover, so I predict a bestseller.</p>
<p>Cue me slamming my head against my desk and sobbing uncontrollably.</p>
<p>Poorly written, popular stories about vampires, and I’m not naming names, remind us just how much we need good storytellers, young storytellers. Storytellers who aren’t writing about dreamy vampiric leads, but who are telling quality stories, with Australian voices, with a certain creative flair and&#8230; well, correct grammar. You 12 finalists, winners or not, you have each been selected because your work is outstanding. So, forget who wins, think about what comes next, after today. Think about the rest of your story as a writer.</p>
<p>Take your experiences, take your talents, and turn them into something spectacular. Stories are everywhere. They’re happening all the time. And we need people to record them, be that as journalists, poets, short story writers, novelists, playwrights, lyricists, scriptwriters, or bloggers. If you win, and if you don’t, keep your pens in your hands.</p>
<p>Now, I’m not saying the life of the writer is an easy one. Standing here today, I can quite confidently tell you all that in the year since its release, my novel,<em> Loathing Lola</em>, has sold close to 13 copies, including the 7 my grandmother bought for herself. I visit schools and my most frequently asked questions are if I know Stephenie Meyer and if I’m on Team Edward or Jacob. I resort to giving speeches at luncheons for the promise of a free feed, and I spend my weekends visiting bookstores and taking my book off a shelf in the back and putting it smack bang in the middle of a <em>Twilight</em> display up the front.</p>
<p>It is a life of absolute desperation, and I’ve spent a whole year contemplating whether it is really worth it, and whether I should, come the next Young Writer Luncheon, recommend it. But you know what? I’m an author, and there’s nothing else I think I’d rather be. Sure, being a rich, successful author would be nice <em>ahem </em>Markus – but my book is being read… by people I don’t even know. While it might not have a profound impact on the story of their lives, I can influence where their minds go for a couple of hours. Sure, it might be insignificant, but the sheer possibility that something I write can affect even a small portion of someone else’s life – that’s worth <strong>writing</strong> for.</p>
<p>And that’s something I’d love for all 12 of you finalists to feel in your lifetime. There’s nothing quite like it. The winner will get a taste of it this weekend, but really, when you leave today as either a winner or a finalist, this is still just a beginning. It’s what you do after today that is important. I speak for everyone in this room when I say that I can’t wait to see how you and your stories mark this world.</p>
<p>Congratulations and good luck.</p></blockquote>
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