#0057A Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman

Anansi Boys was my second Gaiman book. I like dark comedies very much. He's one of the authors that you either like him or hate him. Of course, this being my 2nd book of his, I guess it's safe to say I like him. I don't necessarily love him and that's really because of this book.

Don't get me wrong. It was a good book. It was full of things that kept me intrigued, but to me it just felt like another story that is like the Fockers. I felt so bad for the main character. Everything bad happens to him. He cannot catch a break through most of the book and that's is how I felt through the Focker movies. Instead of it being funny, you just feel bad.

Apparently, this was a sequel to his previous book of American Gods. But this can be read as a stand alone book because when I bought it, I didn't know that this could have been taken as a sequel, otherwise I would have bought American Gods first. After reading this one, I don't know if I want to venture into that one though. 3 stars

#0056A The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

I bought this for my kindle for a cheap 5 bucks and I heard good things about this book from several people.

There's not much to say about this one, for me, just because it was a very good book. I did have a hard time, at the beginning, getting used to Zusak's style of writing, or maybe because Death was the narrator. This book was based during the time of the holocaust and the main character, which is a little girl, is surrounded by death. She ends up getting a knack for stealing books and learning how to read. I really could feel her pain watching a book burning and then her running up to take one of them. I can't even imagine being around at that time.

Her family hides a Jewish teen in their basement and you see the bond grow between the girl and him. I've said before that I really like happy books and this one is just full of sadness, but I'm so glad that I read it. 4 stars