Drawn to War Stories and Documentaries,
I always found books about WW2 an interesting topic since I read "City of Thieves" by Daniel Benioff and the story of the "Three Kingdoms", which was documented by many ancient Chinese historians. I always had an adulation for stories about cunning war strategies and heroic soldiers; they demonstrated every facet of human nature in such situations. For example, in the "Three Kingdoms", there are the three kings, CaoCao, LiuBei, and SunQuan. If Ancient China were shaped like a circle, CaoCao would own half of it while LiuBei and SunQuan each owned a quarter. Being the mighty king CaoCao was, he thought he could easily over take both countries at the same time by brute force with his entire navy. The ships, being wooden at that time, were sent through the Yangtze River but was completely burned down by LiuBei and SunQuan, who only used a conflagration of arrows and torches. This battle demonstrated the over confidence of human nature and the value of patience.These stories thrilled me and made me hungry for more, that's primarily why I read "City of Thieves".
Taking place in Leningrad during the winter of WW2, Daniel Benioff tells the tale an incredibly humorous story over two teens, working as soldiers, go behind enemy lines for food and survival. It was similar to spectating a life or death hide and seek game where you could see the players from an aerial view, keeping the readers on the edge of their seats. One of the "close calls" in the story was when the two boys sneak into a farmhouse and hide from the Nazi soldiers, who immediately barge in afterwards, the boys then discovered that this wasn't a safe house.
Whether it was mischievous or cunning, these stories drew me towards these settings. Coincidentally, the film shows its kinship with "Fahrenheit 451", both pieces literature exemplify the importance of a book's message, book burnings, and the outliers being ridiculed by society. The movie of the book has a distinct quote whispered by the Jewish refugee,
"Words are life, Liesel. All those pages, they're for you to fill."
The synopsis of "Book Thief" is written about a girl who steals books and shares them with the Jews that her adoptive parents are hiding. However, tension is added when you realize that they are hiding Jews in Germany during World War 2, I have a strong feeling that this book may show us the struggles the girl must overcome when she faces her new life between family and books. I never expected it to be both so attentive to discrimination in war and so similar to "Fahrenheit 451", it's an attention grabber and seems to be a good read.
"Words are life, Liesel. All those pages, they're for you to fill."
The synopsis of "Book Thief" is written about a girl who steals books and shares them with the Jews that her adoptive parents are hiding. However, tension is added when you realize that they are hiding Jews in Germany during World War 2, I have a strong feeling that this book may show us the struggles the girl must overcome when she faces her new life between family and books. I never expected it to be both so attentive to discrimination in war and so similar to "Fahrenheit 451", it's an attention grabber and seems to be a good read.
