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Originally Posted by bmac007
Hey! What are u reading right now? Answer the following:
1. author + title
2. why u decided to read the book
3. first sentence in the book
4. page u are on
5. what u think of the book till now
It would be really nice to know what people are reading and their opinions on the books!!!
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel.
2. Like to read the book before the movie comes out in December of 2013 if they keep their schedule.
3. "Most of us are aware that World War II was the most destructive war in history."
4. 214/473
5. Very well researched book based on interviews with living relatives and the actual participants, letters, books, archived materials, etc.
I will be very interested to see how the book translates into a film. It will be hard to do it justice IMHO.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2177771/...r_1#ni50570508
Cate Blanchett is playing the leading female role of Rose Valland whose plainness according to the book made her a master spy of the Nazi art stealers. Valland was also the muse for a main character in
The Train as you can see from these pictures. The article is in French however.
http://rosevalland.eu/