The book I had read for the third quarter was The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It is a fiction novel that takes place in a town called Molching in Germany during World War II. It is about a girl named Liesel who steals books. As weird as that may sound, it's not focused completely on the books she steals, but on the events that happen in her life. The book is narrated by Death who sees Liesel stealing books three times. The book takes you through the tough circumstances that many people had to deal with, from a Jewish man in hiding to the mayor of Molching. Ultimately, in the end, her town is bombed and she leaves behind a book that she wrote called The Book Thief. After she leaves, Death takes the book and keeps it until she dies as an old woman. As he took her soul, he showed her the book that she wrote many years before.
I do not think that this book will be read 100 years from now. Even though it's a good book about a major historical event, there are many other novels about World War II that don't include some of the fiction presented in this particular book, many of which are true stories. However, there are people who enjoy a fictional story about a real event in history. In other words, this type of book may be more appealing to others.
I agree that there are many books about this historical event, World War II a important historical event. However, 100 years from know books about World War II will be overdone.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you, because WW II was an important stepping stone in history. I think that this event will be read about less in 100 years than it is right now, because they will be reading about events that are happening right now.
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