Nice book with, I think, a lot of truth in it. However, half of the book becomes pretty useless if you don’t have access to a sheep herding flock or a pack of cool, well-trained dogs like Cesar has.

After reading about 3 chapters I felt like a lot of the things Cesar wrote there were returning in the later chapters. I sped through the final chapters because I didn’t see a lot of new things.

Good read for people who are new to the whole dog-owner thing, as it explains very well how a dog’s nature and behaviour is different from a human’s, but my guess is that watching some interviews with Cesar Millan or watching a few episodes of his shows will have the same effect.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This is a beautiful book. It tells the story of a young German girl during the Second World War, narrated by Death. The innocence of a child combined with the realistic remarks of Death made this book very pleasant to read.

This is not an average WWII story. It focuses on the day-to-day life of a poor German family and how Nazi propaganda was the most normal thing in the world for them, through the eyes of a child that is trying to understand the world around her.

Ultimately, this is a story about the power of words, how they can be beautiful but also dangerous. And that is as accurate as it has ever been, I think.

I am not entirely sure if I will sleep tonight, but this book has been a wonderful journey.

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