Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Title: Sense and Sensibility
Author: Jane Austen
Publisher:
Publication Date: 1811
Genre: Romance, Classics

Summary:
Umm, see below...

Review: 
So, my New Years Resolution for 2014 was to read more classic novels. Seeing as 2014 is nearly over, I thought I had better make a start and try to at least read some classic books before it's too late! My best friend loves Jane Austen but when the bookshop didn't have Pride and Prejudice in stock, I thought I would settle for Sense and Sensibility and, at first, I was really excited to read it...

However, my excitement soon ended (approximately) ten pages in. Needless to say, this turned out to be a very, very, very hard read and I really struggled to make much sense out of it, if you would pardon the pun (I've been waiting to use that joke for a while hahaha...). From what I could gather, it is about two sisters who deal with very similar situations in two completely different ways - one in a sensible, civilised way and the other, not so much.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Title: The Book Thief
Author: Markus Zusak
Publisher: Transworld Publishers
Release Date: 8th September 2007
Genre: History

Summary:
It is 1939 in Nazi Germany and war is in the air.

Soon after the death of her young brother, Liesel moves in with a foster family on the poverty stricken Himmel Street. Feeling isolated and scared, she finds solace in books and the stories they tell.

Review:
I am not going to lie, I have been putting off reading this book for a while. I am not sure why, but I have dreading reading this book... (it may have something to do with it being a book based on history, I am not too sure).