The time is flying by. I’m nearly 3.5 hours into the Read-A-Thon and this is my third mini challenge. Vasilly has challenged participants to ‘Grab one of your favorite books and post one of your favorite quotes from it.’ This was a no-brainer for me.
The Book Thief, by Marcus Zusak is one of my all-time favorite books. It is filled with amazing quotes. Here’s one about the colors of life (as narrated by Death) which I adore:
People observe the colors of a day only at its beginnings and ends, but to me it’s quite clear that a day merges through a multitude of shades and intonations, with each passing moment. A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors. Waxy yellows, cloud-spat blues. Murky darknesses. In my line of work, I make it a point to notice them. -page 4-
If you haven’t read this book – you should!
Now a quick update on my progress:
- Book I’m reading: The House at Midnight, by Lucie Whitehouse
- Number of books read since I started: Still working on #1
- Pages Read since my last post: 32
- Total pages read in the challenge:95
- Amount of time spent reading since my last post: 40 minutes
- Total amount of time spent reading in the challenge: 110 minutes
- Mini-Challenges completed: 3
- Total amount of time spent blogging: 55 minutes
- Blogs visited since I last posted: Andreea and Samantha as part of Dewey’s challenge to participants; and Vasilly for the mini-challenge
- Time spent visiting other people’s blogs: 20 minutes (I’ve left four comments)
- Prizes I’ve won: None yet!
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Hey, Wendy! I love The Book Thief, it’s such a great book. You picked a really good quote. Keep reading and remember to have fun!
Time really is flying by!
Lovely quote
I like that Book Thief quote too!
I love The Book Thief. I so wish it were appropriate for 7th graders so I could use it in my classroom. I think it’s more of a 9th/10th grade read, though many precocious middle schoolers love it too.
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Keep on reading!!!
Keep chuggin’, Wendy! LOVE the Book Thief quote (of course!).
=) Jill
I’ve heard a lot of good things about this book but haven’t read it myself yet. Hope you’re having fun!
Fantastic job…I can never read that much in one sitting unless it’s at night and my beautifully rambunctious kids are sleeping. Keep up the great work.
I haven’t read The Book Thief yet, but the more I keep hearing about it, the more I am wanting to. Great quote!
The Book Thief is in my stack for this readathon; hope I get that far!
Thanks everyone for stopping by!
CBJames: I will definitely come by your blog
Twiga, Patti, and Word Lily: Oh, you need to read The Book Thief…it is so wonderful!
Ah! The Book Thief has been on my list forever. Now I extra can’t wait to read it.