The Imitation European

Mad Men: At the Codfish Ball - Tom + Lorenzo (Pop Culture Commentary)

Chapters 1-3, Part Seven, The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (Young Adult Fiction)

Best Berliner Afternoon Ever - Midwestern Berliners (Personal Narrative)

Being a Writer - Patricia Wrede (Personal Narrative/Commentary)

For Chrissakes There Is Nothing Wrong With You: A Dating Manifesto - Lindy West (Commentary)

Chapters 3-8, Part Six, The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (Young Adult Fiction)

*Chapter 6, Amnon Zichroni, Die Leinwand - Benjamin Stein (Fiction)*

Chapters 3-8, Part Five, Chapters 1-2, Part Six, The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (Young Adult Fiction)

A Complete Guide to Hipster Racism - Lindy West (Commentary)

Chapters 1-2, Part Five, The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (Young Adult Fiction)

On College: What Theatre, Shakespeare, and Improv Taught Me About Business - Write Like a Lady (Personal Narrative)

*Der Progrom, Im Keller, Ende, Damals War Es Friedrich - Hans Peter Richter (Young Adult Fiction)*

Chapters 1-8, Part Four, The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (Young Adult Fiction)

Chapter 1, The Writing Life - Annie Dillard (Autobiography)

Dear Kate - Midwestern Berliners (Personal Narrative)

He’s Not Just Quirky - pinkpancakes (Personal Narrative)

Chapters 1-8, Part Three, The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (Young Adult Fiction)

*Schulanfang, Damals War Es Friedrich - Hans Peter Richter (Young Adult Fiction)*

A Short Cut - Midwestern Berliners (Personal Narrative)

Chapters 1-8, Part Two, The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (Young Adult Fiction)

Chapters 2-8, Part One, The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (Young Adult Fiction)

Sorry, everything else on my reading list. You just got put on hold for a while.

*Asterisks indicate titles in German*

*Chapters 4-5, Amnon Zichroni, Die Leinwand - Benjamin Stein (Fiction)*

Chapter 1, Imaginary Girls - Nova Ren Suma (Young Adult Fiction)
Note: This was a Kindle sample. I’m not going to continue the book right now, but I’m definitely putting it on my list for later because I liked what I read.

Prologue-Chapter 1, Part One, The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (Young Adult Fiction)
Note: WHY HAVE I NOT READ THIS BEFORE. IT IS BRILLIANT. Joel Stein is a much bigger idiot than he knows if he’s deliberately missing out on stuff like this.