Reviews: THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak

Yet another popular book among participants is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.  Here are some excerpts [click their links to read their full reviews]:
Nise’ from Under The Boardwalk says:
I had to get used to the writing style, but once I did, I could not put it down. It is a young adult book, but [...]

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Reviews: THE READER by Bernhard Schlink

Several participants in the WWII reading challenge reviewed The Reader by Bernhard Schlink in recent months.  Here are some excerpts [click on their links to read their complete reviews]:
Mari from MariReads says:
There are so many parts to this book. So many different things to think about. The affair between an adult and teen. Illiteracy and [...]

Reviews: A LUCKY CHILD by Thomas Buergenthal

Several participants in the WWII reading challenge recently reviewed A Lucky Child:  A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy by Thomas Buergenthal.  Here are some excerpts [click on their links to read their full reviews]:
Melissa from Shhh I’m Reading says:
If  you are interested in the Holocaust and life in the concentration camps, this [...]

Reviews: THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS by John Boyne

John Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is another popular choice among the WWII reading challenge participants.  Here are excerpts from some recent reviews [click their links to read the full reviews]:
Michele from A Reader’s Respite says:
The ending is one of those jaw-dropping, never-saw-it-coming endings.  A Reader’s Respite turned the last page, rested the [...]

Reviews: THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows is another popular read among challenge participants.  Here are excerpts from some recent reviews [click their links to read the full review]:
Heather from Book Addiction says:
The characters in Guernsey are beyond real; they truly come alive before the reader’s eyes. [...]

Remembering D-Day & Normandy

The invasion of Normandy during WWII has become one of the most definitive turning points in history.  It consisted of three phases, first an air assault, troop landings, and an amphibious landing on June 6, 1944, and it was the fist Allied assault during the war.  However, with this successful assault came many human losses [...]