Moving on.
I never followed up after I read The Book Thief.
Exceptional. The writing, the perspective, the story - all of it.
"When I recollect her, I see a long list of colors, but it's the three in which I saw her in the flesh that resonate the most. Sometimes I manage to float far above those three moments. I hang suspended, until a septic truth bleeds toward clarity.
That's when I see them formulate.
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 - an immense leap of an attempt - to prove to me that you, and your human existence, are worth it.
Here it is. One of a handful.
The Book Thief.
If you feel like it, come with me. I will tell you a story.
I'll show you something."
~ The Book Thief pg. 14-15
sobbing - not crying.
It hasn't often occurred (I can't even remember the last time a book that did it to me); but it started, on page 545. I had to wait until the tears stopped so I could see the words.
2 comments:
Oh my gosh... what is this book???? I have to have it!!
kris - Its by Markus Zusak. I think you would love it. You, who has such a gift for putting things into words. There is a little story, in the story, about the 'word shaker'. A very clever, thought-provoking, beautifully written, book.
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