tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851398.post799536190950797811..comments2019-11-18T11:41:22.750-07:00Comments on Pete's Picks: City of ThievesLibarbarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900051908307943905noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851398.post-59768430739994231892009-11-18T18:34:42.151-07:002009-11-18T18:34:42.151-07:00I'm a "girl" and I preferred City of...I'm a "girl" and I preferred City of Thieves. so much so It was my pick for book club.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851398.post-40447087714004069982009-07-12T15:18:17.186-06:002009-07-12T15:18:17.186-06:00I like how Libarbarian put it: Thieves is a boy bo...I like how Libarbarian put it: Thieves is a boy book, Madonnas a girl book! :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016201775948734230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851398.post-90198021366180258722009-02-02T12:49:00.000-07:002009-02-02T12:49:00.000-07:00They are both well-written books of course, but "C...They are both well-written books of course, but "City of Thieves" is more my kind of book, with a strong narrative pull. "Madonnas of Leningrad" is a memory book, full of lovely descriptive writing, but with less of a plot. Both good books worth a read but "Madonnas" is not for plot junkies. Or to put it in an exceedingly non-PC manner, "Thieves" is a boy book, "Madonnas" a girl book!Libarbarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900051908307943905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851398.post-60007387801648298552009-01-30T18:10:00.000-07:002009-01-30T18:10:00.000-07:00I really liked City of Thieves -- it was a very en...I really liked City of Thieves -- it was a very engaging read. Do you recommend The Madonnas of Leningrad? It's hard to tell from your post.Dale Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17571591780461129972noreply@blogger.com