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The Book Thief

The Book Thief

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  • Author：Markus Zusak
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Rita ，

Absolutely heartbreaking yet it brought so many smiles on my face to accompany the tears

Lucy ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i am hurting rn and i don’t have the words to do this book justice。 this entire book portrayed to a different level the pain of the holocaust， and the unfairness in death。 my heart was torn as liesel kissed rudy’s dead body and told him she loved him。 something so terribly sad about a little girl desperately screaming at her murdered bestfriend to wake up， especially when the running joke the entire book began with Rudy’s “how about a kiss， saummensch？”they were both such lovely characters and i i am hurting rn and i don’t have the words to do this book justice。 this entire book portrayed to a different level the pain of the holocaust， and the unfairness in death。 my heart was torn as liesel kissed rudy’s dead body and told him she loved him。 something so terribly sad about a little girl desperately screaming at her murdered bestfriend to wake up， especially when the running joke the entire book began with Rudy’s “how about a kiss， saummensch？”they were both such lovely characters and it was so fun going along as they stole from places and caused mischief -SPECIAL DEDICATION TO THE SCENE WHERE LIESEL STRAIGHT UP BEATS UP 2 BOYS FOR CALLING HER STUPID？？？ YES QUEEN i love heri SOBBED when Isla came for liesel in the ending😭😭 it was so bittersweet and perfecti don’t have the intelligence to explain how every small detail in this book was genius-ly crafted to create emotion， but it wasisla leaving cookies for rudy and liesel who believed they were robbing from her😭 liesel， a child， reading to the entire neighbour hood in the bomb shelters😭max was the living proof that Jews were not the propaganda that narrated them， and hans & rosa were the proof that good， caring people still existhans was a brilliant character， he is the epitome of goodness。 you could see every page liesel falling deeper in admiration for her papa and could entirely understand why。 many times i wondered how he even ended up with rosa and her degrading words， but you can tell she cares deep down （and adds humour to the book）the friendship between liesel and max was the most beautifully upsetting one i’ve ever read about。 and i was SO joyed that he came back to her alive in the end。 liesel did not deserve the pain of outliving everyone around her。 their words， the love they shared， and the acts of kindness genuinely gave me sitting here bawling my eyes out still thinking about it all。 i literally cannot sit here and summarise everything i’ve just read because i feel i’d lessen it’s valuemost importantly however， i ADORED that this book was narrated by death。 it is such a unique concept and was carried out without flaw。 death was such an interesting narrator， i went into this book expecting the first 200 or so pages to be a drag， i was hooked from the very first page no lieit really was eye opening to read more about the holocaust and makes you appreciate that despite being a fiction book， this stuff is very much real 。。。more

Paige Cahall ，

I enjoyed this book。 It was very entertaining and showed a very unique perspective on what was going on during the time。 I felt it was very engaging and I would definitely recommend this book to someone else。

Naomi ，

I only give 5 stars to the books that stick with me。 That either bring me joy when something reminds me of them or the ones that haunt me。 I'm thinking this will be the latter but I need some time to reflect。 At minimum it's a 4。5。 I only give 5 stars to the books that stick with me。 That either bring me joy when something reminds me of them or the ones that haunt me。 I'm thinking this will be the latter but I need some time to reflect。 At minimum it's a 4。5。 。。。more

Agus Rico ，

Casi 10 días después POR FIN termino este bendito libro。Qué decir？ Es un relato HERMOSO por donde se lo mire。Partamos porque está relatado POR LA MUERTE， osea， qué puede salir mal？ Pues nada。 Tiene una prosa increíble， y más allá de que haya tardado en leerlo porque no tuve mucho tiempo esta semana， me lo habían pintado como un libro re pesado y en realidad tiene una lectura bastante ligera。Está más que demás decir que es una historia hermosa que narra y abarca un contexto histórico terrible y m Casi 10 días después POR FIN termino este bendito libro。Qué decir？ Es un relato HERMOSO por donde se lo mire。Partamos porque está relatado POR LA MUERTE， osea， qué puede salir mal？ Pues nada。 Tiene una prosa increíble， y más allá de que haya tardado en leerlo porque no tuve mucho tiempo esta semana， me lo habían pintado como un libro re pesado y en realidad tiene una lectura bastante ligera。Está más que demás decir que es una historia hermosa que narra y abarca un contexto histórico terrible y muy profundo de una manera espectacular。 Los personajes están muy bien construidos， empatizás y te encariñás con todos desde el momento cero。En pocas palabras， un libro con una dinámica preciosa， que a pesar de su longitud， todos deberían leer alguna vez🥰❤️ 。。。more

Jasmine Raina ，

A heartbreaking story of a little girl。 Makes you realise the importance of little things in life！

Nina ，

Intriguing book， tragic yet happy beautifully written。

Levi ，

My heart trembled at the story of the "lovely bastards" who lived in such a sad and horrific time。 It's set in the Nazi regime， so you know it's heavy。 The sweet girl who was deprived of her dreams and loved ones regains something when she steals a book from a pile of banned publications。 And so books become an irreplaceable commodity to her。 What's truly touching is that despite its heavy theme， rather than chasing misery and tragedy， the story chases the liveliness of children seeking adventur My heart trembled at the story of the "lovely bastards" who lived in such a sad and horrific time。 It's set in the Nazi regime， so you know it's heavy。 The sweet girl who was deprived of her dreams and loved ones regains something when she steals a book from a pile of banned publications。 And so books become an irreplaceable commodity to her。 What's truly touching is that despite its heavy theme， rather than chasing misery and tragedy， the story chases the liveliness of children seeking adventure and happiness in midst of the worst kind of plight。 Even though their way of life lacks dignity solely due to circumstance， there's no shortage of vividly depicted warm interactions between all characters。 A beautiful read。 。。。more

Barakat ，

Tragic， yet beautiful。。。

joy ，

Now that was a lot of damage

Brittany Hall ，

Absolutely amazing！This is such a beautiful and heart wrenching representation of all that was experienced during World War II。 It is so powerfully and beautifully written。

Child Prodigy ，

4。5/5 "I am not violent。 I am not malicious。 I am a result" ~DeathAt first， i was a little bit intrigued to see that the entire book was from Death's perspective， and to be honest， IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT！ It was a clever narrative and the fluidity of it was commendable， the author loves filling every other page in questions that will give me existential crisis， an I'm here for it。 "Like most misery， it started with apparent happiness"It did make so myself to sleep at 3am， watching cute animals c 4。5/5 "I am not violent。 I am not malicious。 I am a result" ~DeathAt first， i was a little bit intrigued to see that the entire book was from Death's perspective， and to be honest， IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT！ It was a clever narrative and the fluidity of it was commendable， the author loves filling every other page in questions that will give me existential crisis， an I'm here for it。 "Like most misery， it started with apparent happiness"It did make so myself to sleep at 3am， watching cute animals compilations， because i was HORRIFIED。Even though i knew it was about the holocaust， I was just so attached to the characters that their predicted deaths still shook me to my core。I do recommend this to anyone who is a fan of historical fiction and/or likes torturing their mental and emotional state。 Age appropriate- 12+ 。。。more

Owlsatnight ，

This book surprised me。。I expected it to be like any other WII book， the normal darkness and war everywhere type of thing， and even though the darkness was there， this book didn't focus entirely on the war， but instead had it looming over everything， like you knew it was present。 If that makes sense。 The way this story was told too， man。 Markus Zusak included lots of figurative language， so expect that if you haven't read it。 Overall， the book was a great read， and I recommend it to anyone who w This book surprised me。。I expected it to be like any other WII book， the normal darkness and war everywhere type of thing， and even though the darkness was there， this book didn't focus entirely on the war， but instead had it looming over everything， like you knew it was present。 If that makes sense。 The way this story was told too， man。 Markus Zusak included lots of figurative language， so expect that if you haven't read it。 Overall， the book was a great read， and I recommend it to anyone who wants to spend there time reading this 550 page book！ 。。。more

Blossom Machado ，

I read this a few years ago and I absolutely loved it。 I recently got a new （working） kindle and it was still in my account。 I decided I would reread it and decide if I still loved it as much as I did the first time。 Clearly， I did。 This book is brilliant！ An easy long read that is beautifully written with such a unique narrator。 Incredibly chilling and thought provoking。 I love this book。 The book thief is， in fact， haunting。

Vikshara ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Honestly one of the best books I have ever read。 The narrator/POV of the storyline is simply amazing and so so so impactful for the story especially for the ending of the story。 Death was an amazing narrator to pick for this story because it goes along with the entire historical theme of WWII and the holocaust。 The ending was heartbreaking yet so beautifully written。

Georgia ，

Ticks all boxes with a giant tick if you like characters to love， Nazis to hate， and books to break hearts

Tharindu Dissanayake ，

It'll be a while until I'm recovered from this 😪😪😪Amazing story！Review to come。 It'll be a while until I'm recovered from this 😪😪😪Amazing story！Review to come。 。。。more

Sapna Bisht ，

A book which is destined to break your heart and tear you up at some point of time。 But nothing less can be expected from a book which is narrated by death itself。 The pain and hatred growing in this world can be understood from the last line of the book where death says “it is haunted by humans”。 Apart from the love-hate relationships， adorable friendships， what this book taught me is that war is never the solution and no one wins the war in reality。 There is no victory， only loss on both sides A book which is destined to break your heart and tear you up at some point of time。 But nothing less can be expected from a book which is narrated by death itself。 The pain and hatred growing in this world can be understood from the last line of the book where death says “it is haunted by humans”。 Apart from the love-hate relationships， adorable friendships， what this book taught me is that war is never the solution and no one wins the war in reality。 There is no victory， only loss on both sides。 Loss of love， loss of hope， of lives， of a gratified present and hopeful future。 What’s left behind is only a dark bloodied past。 How can a nation win a war when the parents are carrying their lifeless children in their arms， when children are seeing their parents getting killed in front of their own eyes， when people see their homes being crushed down to rubbles and debris， see their loved ones starved to death， worked to death。You know the world is in desperate need of peace and love when you sympathize with a character called death。 A good read， a complete reading experience。 。。。more

Jonty Garland ，

one of the most beautifully written and saddening books i have ever read。 cry count: around 15 （i am crying as i write this， but be assured that this book will break you）

RS Rook ，

So I have some conflicted feelings about this book。 For many of the choices Zusak makes I can see both the merit and the problems。This book is marketed as being about the Holocaust， but I would say that in fact， it is purposefully not about the Holocaust。 This book is primarily about the wartime trauma of ordinary German people during World War II， and I do think it is fair to remember that World War II and the resulting trauma of it is not limited to those directly victimized by German extermin So I have some conflicted feelings about this book。 For many of the choices Zusak makes I can see both the merit and the problems。This book is marketed as being about the Holocaust， but I would say that in fact， it is purposefully not about the Holocaust。 This book is primarily about the wartime trauma of ordinary German people during World War II， and I do think it is fair to remember that World War II and the resulting trauma of it is not limited to those directly victimized by German extermination campaigns。 At the same time， Zusak clearly recognizes that one cannot present this trauma in a sympathetic light without grappling directly with the Holocaust itself。 He is sympathizing here with the struggles of the German people， particularly those were against Nazism and especially for innocent children， （like his own parents were at the time）， but he is very clearly taking an opposing stand to Nazism itself。 This is a fine tightrope to walk。 I think it plays in to choosing Death， as a somewhat detached third party acting as narrator， allowing Zusak to keep the atrocities of The Holocaust at the forefront of the reader's mind， to prevent the reader from becoming too comfortable settling in to the German perspective of Himmel Street。 On the other hand， Death's constant emotionally-manipulative foreshadowing of Rudy Steiner's death points to a narrative that posits the central tragedy of the narrative as being the death of an innocent German boy。 Death might be juggling these tragedies， but it gets a little heavy-handed。 It's more than I would like， but it's a delicate subject matter， and I can understand why Zusak feels the need to be so explicit--Rudy Steiner's death is a tragedy， but the fall of the Third Reich is not。 For obvious reasons， he cannot leave this a vague point。 However， this distance sort of allows the more likable residents of Himmel street to be "untainted" as it were， by anti-Semitism。 Zusak stresses the totalitarian nature of the regime and the corresponding threat of violence for those who oppose it。 But， at least in my opinion， he ends up underplaying the endemic， "polite" anti-Semitism that was already prevalent Germany before Hitler came to power。 Stressing the power of "words" in Hitler's rise makes it seem like the German's were convinced to hate the Jews， and I think that's a bit optimistic。 The seductive quality of fascism lies partly in its aesthetics， and in the message that those who benefit from it are inherently superior， deserve to take things from other people， and that they don't need to feel bad about the taking， because "those people" are not really human anyway。 It's less an argument to convince， than it is a justification--permission even。 The words matter less than the presentation of power which validates that permission （the shouting and gesticulations， the roaring crowds， matter more than the substance of Hitler's speeches）。 Still， there is a lot here that is very good， and thoughtful。 Where it really shines is in the personal experience of trauma， PTSD， and the long， imperfect process of healing from trauma。 While I think the connection to the power of words and Hitler's rise to power is a bit trite， the power of words as a means of processing trauma （such as both Liesel and Max do） is not。 Anyway， it's a complicated subject matter， and a complicated book。 I can see both why people might appreciate it and why they might not。 。。。more

Maryam ，

I don't have any words for this book。 I just completed it and oh dear God it broke me。 I don't have any words for this book。 I just completed it and oh dear God it broke me。 。。。more

Tom Weir ，

Bloody Nora。 I struggled reading the last chapters of this book; through tears actually。Ambitious and imaginative writing style that I found quite jarring at first， after a while I became familiar and comfortable with it and found that I really loved the style。 Death narrates。 I found Death to be quite an empathetic personage， quite likeable even。Wonderfully endearing characters and an amazing plot/narrative， interwoven with， at times， dazzling dreamy narration and spectacular descriptive writin Bloody Nora。 I struggled reading the last chapters of this book; through tears actually。Ambitious and imaginative writing style that I found quite jarring at first， after a while I became familiar and comfortable with it and found that I really loved the style。 Death narrates。 I found Death to be quite an empathetic personage， quite likeable even。Wonderfully endearing characters and an amazing plot/narrative， interwoven with， at times， dazzling dreamy narration and spectacular descriptive writing， over dozens of short stories， spread across 10 chapters。At times very touching。 Always humourous。 Totally convincing childhood escapades。 The author succeeds in encapsulating one of the most lovely family stories - replete with good deeds， shared loves， kinship and perfect dysfunction。 An amazing literary wrestling match against history's darkest， nastiest period。This book really touched me。 I absolutely loved it。 I read every page and fully trusted the narrator was always in complete control over the sprawling story。Excellent。 。。。more

Marie ，

I think this book is very entertaining and a great read。 The narrator wasn't the stereotypical death and dark narration you'd expect 。 I honestly prefer this version 。 The story is about a little illiterate girl called liesel who sees her brother die in front of her which causes nightmares and trauma。 Her mother gives her up for adoption thus she is in a whole new environment。 My favourite character would be rudy 。 Her friend in this new environment。 Even though the narrator already says a death I think this book is very entertaining and a great read。 The narrator wasn't the stereotypical death and dark narration you'd expect 。 I honestly prefer this version 。 The story is about a little illiterate girl called liesel who sees her brother die in front of her which causes nightmares and trauma。 Her mother gives her up for adoption thus she is in a whole new environment。 My favourite character would be rudy 。 Her friend in this new environment。 Even though the narrator already says a death of a character will happen it still hits u hard。 The book is overall well written although the side notes style aren't my favourite。 I think it's definitely worth reading 。I dont know a lot about the historical part （its in Germany during the time of hitler）I am going to study it next month and very much looking forward to it。 Probably should have read this after but I couldn't resist 。 I like the the mother character too caz the whole time she just cusses people out 。。。more

Dalia B。 ，

！！！！ 😢😢

Cate ，

Fantastic book

Carmen Gallardo ，

La historia de una niña llamada Liesel quien se cae mil veces y se levanta millones de veces más。 Rodeada de muerte por todos lados （hasta la narradora de la historia） pero ella sigue viviendo。 Feliz， triste， con miedo， con ligereza。

Sumit Pandey ，

And when I thought I am done with reading world war 2 stories， I came across this book。 When you narrate a story from a child perspective during a calamity， its a different interpretation。 No more political agendas clashing in pages of books。 It just primordial feelings， they are not derivation on layers and layers of politics and philosophy。 It the purest you can get。 In a way its close cousin to "To kill a mocking"。 It portrays story about a girl who was in safer side in Hitler's Germany， stil And when I thought I am done with reading world war 2 stories， I came across this book。 When you narrate a story from a child perspective during a calamity， its a different interpretation。 No more political agendas clashing in pages of books。 It just primordial feelings， they are not derivation on layers and layers of politics and philosophy。 It the purest you can get。 In a way its close cousin to "To kill a mocking"。 It portrays story about a girl who was in safer side in Hitler's Germany， still how it impacted her life。 Narration by death seems over the top at first， bit it grows over you。 It one of the finest read。 。。。more

obi ，

ouch

Mirna Bravo ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Si bien la historia de Liesel nos enseña una parte de la Segunda Guerra Mundial， desde el punto de vista alemán， aunque no partidario de Hitler， nos muestra más allá de eso una historia de amor filial aunque no necesariamente sea vinculado por la sangre， esas son las relaciones que más valen pues se ganan a pulso y con los detalles del día a día。Ya quisiera haber tenido en mi vida un hombre a quien llamar papá como Hans， un hombre valioso， valiente， noble， caritativo， etc。 Yo creo que no bastan Si bien la historia de Liesel nos enseña una parte de la Segunda Guerra Mundial， desde el punto de vista alemán， aunque no partidario de Hitler， nos muestra más allá de eso una historia de amor filial aunque no necesariamente sea vinculado por la sangre， esas son las relaciones que más valen pues se ganan a pulso y con los detalles del día a día。Ya quisiera haber tenido en mi vida un hombre a quien llamar papá como Hans， un hombre valioso， valiente， noble， caritativo， etc。 Yo creo que no bastan todos los calificativos que le pudiera brindar。Rosa una mujer de valía que nos recuerda que no todas las personas son capaces de transmitir sus sentimientos de una forma tan explícita， pero que no por eso vale menos el afecto que puedan llegar a tener por los suyos。 Ruby， un niño， una amistad duradera， un cómplice， un confidente y un primer amor。。。 Cada personaje añade una particularidad apreciable a la historia。 Le doy 4。5 de calificación la razón， en ciertos momentos sentía que no iba a algún punto y me faltó engancharme desde un inicio。 。。。more

Freja Raaijmakers ，

That was painful

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