The Book Thief
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- Author：Markus Zusak
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Summary
HERE IS A SMALL FACT:
YOU ARE GOING TO DIE。
1939。 Nazi Germany。 The country is holding its breath。 Death has never been busier。
Liesel， a nine-year-old girl， is living with her foster family on Himmel Street。 Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp。 Liesel steals books。 This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall。
SOME MORE IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH。
--back cover
YOU ARE GOING TO DIE。
1939。 Nazi Germany。 The country is holding its breath。 Death has never been busier。
Liesel， a nine-year-old girl， is living with her foster family on Himmel Street。 Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp。 Liesel steals books。 This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall。
SOME MORE IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH。
--back cover
Reviews
Coleen
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This book was suggested for one of our Book Club discussions until it was determined that everyone had already read and discussed it except me。 So I obtained a copy and read the book。The young girl who stole her first book from the pile of a Hitler book burning enjoyed her life of crime so much that she continued。。。 This was in the beginning of the Nazi regime and obviously hiding a Jewish person would be severely frowned upon。 Our young thief was a foster child of two unique individuals， also k This book was suggested for one of our Book Club discussions until it was determined that everyone had already read and discussed it except me。 So I obtained a copy and read the book。The young girl who stole her first book from the pile of a Hitler book burning enjoyed her life of crime so much that she continued。。。 This was in the beginning of the Nazi regime and obviously hiding a Jewish person would be severely frowned upon。 Our young thief was a foster child of two unique individuals， also known as a foster mother and foster father。 While having accepted the foster assignment， the foster father secretly allowed the Jewish son of a man who had saved his life in the Great War to live [and also be hidden] by him in their home。The plot thickens。 The stolen books increase， and reading by father and foster daughter increases and improves！ The story is a good and not a surprising one， for anyone who knows Nazi and German history。But the book is an enjoyable read。 。。。more
Sorainny
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Este libro es muy especial para mi。 Cada historia， cada personaje， todo me ha marcado completamente。 Una de mis mejores （y más tristes） lecturas， sin duda。 100% recomendado。
Melissa Bejarano
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Hermoso。 La historia de Liessel en medio de la segunda guerra mundial te llena de frases hermosas y una historia profunda。 El toque de el narrador queda perfecto。 Los personajes son únicos y especiales。
Grace
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I loved it。 The book made me laugh， it made me cry， it just made me feel such a multitude of emotions。 Reading it， I saw the beauty and the ugliness of this world。 It was amazing。
Camille
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This novel has moved me in a way I didn't think possible。 I adored the narrator's voice。 Having death be the narrator was a really beautiful choice， it's a perfect 3rd person omniscient perspective。 The opening prologue was fantastic and had me hooked。 A must-read for WWII history buffs， veterans， and every human person on earth。 I can't recommend it enough。 This novel has moved me in a way I didn't think possible。 I adored the narrator's voice。 Having death be the narrator was a really beautiful choice， it's a perfect 3rd person omniscient perspective。 The opening prologue was fantastic and had me hooked。 A must-read for WWII history buffs， veterans， and every human person on earth。 I can't recommend it enough。 。。。more
deb
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i am crying so hard
Jordan Taylor
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 so， uh。。。 the book thief was really something。 i'm a person who hates books， and hates sad books even more。 before going into this book， i had absolutely no idea what i was getting into。 it was the exact opposite of what i thought it was going to be。 well， not entirely， but i did NOT expect seeing a swastika in this book。before we get into it， take this entire review with a grain of salt。 i hate books， so of course i'll be incredibly salty if it's not the exact book i want it to be， y'know？the c so， uh。。。 the book thief was really something。 i'm a person who hates books， and hates sad books even more。 before going into this book， i had absolutely no idea what i was getting into。 it was the exact opposite of what i thought it was going to be。 well， not entirely， but i did NOT expect seeing a swastika in this book。before we get into it， take this entire review with a grain of salt。 i hate books， so of course i'll be incredibly salty if it's not the exact book i want it to be， y'know？the characters。 uh。。。 they're。。。 there。 my favorite character？ probably hans。 he's more captivating than literally anyone else in the book。 liesel is boring， rudy is also boring， rosa is stinky， max is。。。 max。 everyone else was so forgettable and i really couldn't make myself care for them。 death was。。。 boring。 i honestly hated the narration of death。 i honestly kept forgetting that death was narrating the entire thing。。。。 everything he said was so lifeless and uninteresting for me。 i couldn't truly immerse myself into this book because of that。"but it's the holocaust" i know。 that's why i hate it。it's so sad。。。 it's so lifeless。。。 there's rarely anything to be happy about at the time， y'know？ everything in the book was so depressing and i honestly couldn't take it。 of course， that doesn't mean the book is objectively bad， it's just not for me。 i personally didn't enjoy it， but i know that other people did。 great for them， honestly！ i just find it so hard to enjoy a book with such a dark atmosphere。。。 it hurts me on the inside tbh。 that's really all i can say on the book， because just thinking about the plot and the setting。。。 it makes me sad。 that's about it。 。。。more
Abby Gabriela
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La mejor parte es la parte 7 y la más dura la 10
Kamila Malczyk
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ta książka jest niezwykła！ ❤
Candace
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This is not a genre I would normally go for， but this book was fantastic。 Highly recommend！
Adrianna
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Pierwsza książka po angielsku przeczytana。 Dobrze było wrócić do tej historii i przypomnieć sobie to， o czym się zapomniało。 Teraz widzę w tej książce parę niedociągnięć i rzeczy， które mi nie pasowały （głównie dotyczy to głównej bohaterki i jej przybranego ojca）， ale to nadal piękna opowieść， w którą warto się zgłębić。 Liesel， Max i Rudy nadal mają swoje miejsce w moim serduszku。 Uwielbiam klimat tej historii i jej konstrukcję。 Pomimo tego， że finał został zdradzony przez narratora na samym poc Pierwsza książka po angielsku przeczytana。 Dobrze było wrócić do tej historii i przypomnieć sobie to， o czym się zapomniało。 Teraz widzę w tej książce parę niedociągnięć i rzeczy， które mi nie pasowały （głównie dotyczy to głównej bohaterki i jej przybranego ojca）， ale to nadal piękna opowieść， w którą warto się zgłębić。 Liesel， Max i Rudy nadal mają swoje miejsce w moim serduszku。 Uwielbiam klimat tej historii i jej konstrukcję。 Pomimo tego， że finał został zdradzony przez narratora na samym początku powieści， to nadal go przeżywałam tak， jakbym go nie znała。 。。。more
Nature
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This was the most dramatic and realitic， sad， heartbreaking book i ever read in my whole life。 I'm in love with this book so much。 This was the most dramatic and realitic， sad， heartbreaking book i ever read in my whole life。 I'm in love with this book so much。 。。。more
Teresa
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I really enjoyed this book， though it was a little hard to get into at first with the narrator leading the dialogue。 I'm always intrigued by the strength and determination it took for those that lived through wartime to not only survive but come out the other side with such positivity in so many ways。 The lessons about how easy it can be to follow the crowd and not see the warning signs until it may be too late are still applicable today and a good reminder that we need to always stick with what I really enjoyed this book， though it was a little hard to get into at first with the narrator leading the dialogue。 I'm always intrigued by the strength and determination it took for those that lived through wartime to not only survive but come out the other side with such positivity in so many ways。 The lessons about how easy it can be to follow the crowd and not see the warning signs until it may be too late are still applicable today and a good reminder that we need to always stick with what is right and just - even if it goes against the mass mentality we are surrounded by。 。。。more
Abhishek Garg
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Only problem with this book was that I felt some events/information didn't add much value to the book and could have been avoided。 But still， it made me feel things that I frankly don't know how I will recover from。 I have read this book in pieces over few months， but everytime I started after a break， I was still able to immerse myself into the storyline without any need for revision。 This is something which I liked most the writing， similar to "All the light we cannot See"。 Only problem with this book was that I felt some events/information didn't add much value to the book and could have been avoided。 But still， it made me feel things that I frankly don't know how I will recover from。 I have read this book in pieces over few months， but everytime I started after a break， I was still able to immerse myself into the storyline without any need for revision。 This is something which I liked most the writing， similar to "All the light we cannot See"。 。。。more
Mirko Gustic
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This is a instant TOP-5-ver！No easy-breezy reading either。Then again， what do you expect from book written by death himself？ ˆ FACTS: ˆI wish this book wouldn't have to be written。I'm very superstitious。Superstitions are bad。I didn't use black in my drawings。Now I can。Im scared of death just a tad less than before。I feel like I know him now。She's not half-bad as they say she is。This a special special book！（Also I was lucky enough to read ten-anniversary edition with some author notes on his writ This is a instant TOP-5-ver！No easy-breezy reading either。Then again， what do you expect from book written by death himself？ ˆ FACTS: ˆI wish this book wouldn't have to be written。I'm very superstitious。Superstitions are bad。I didn't use black in my drawings。Now I can。Im scared of death just a tad less than before。I feel like I know him now。She's not half-bad as they say she is。This a special special book！（Also I was lucky enough to read ten-anniversary edition with some author notes on his writing process and development of characters。 God-sent for any bookworm。）Oh， you gonna love LOVE those characters。 。。。more
Pippa
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Beautifully writtenWonderfully sad story of love and loss in the second world war。 Really enjoyable read， the author brilliantly captures the fear and suspicion whilst living in Germany under the Nazi regime。
Louisa Stark
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Excellent！ Brilliant and original writing style。 The story and the telling of it was captivating。 There were times that I made me pause and reflect on the meanings， depth and emotion of what I was reading。 A brilliant piece of history， that should not be left unread。
caro
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a month later and i finally did it。 i finished it。 it was alright。 i guess i rate on enjoyment because even if i can see how people love this book， it didn't live up to the hype for me。 a month later and i finally did it。 i finished it。 it was alright。 i guess i rate on enjoyment because even if i can see how people love this book， it didn't live up to the hype for me。 。。。more
Winter Rose
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Author’s way of storytelling is so good， I suggest you join NovelStar’s writing competition on April。
Patty
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'How could the same thing be so ugly and so glorious， and it's words so damning and brilliant'I feel the same way about this book。 'How could the same thing be so ugly and so glorious， and it's words so damning and brilliant'I feel the same way about this book。 。。。more
penelope
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what a beautiful book。
Carter
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Read for school， but loved it。 Understandably a classic。
Adele
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I found this book quite difficult to get into， as the style of the prologue and the early part of the book seems almost designed to keep a distance between the reader and the protagonist。 While this does continue to some extent， with the interjections from Death which break up the narrative and tell the reader what is coming， once the story settles in to focus on Liesel and life on Himmel Street it improves greatly。It is an easy book to read and yet it packs a hefty emotional punch。 The end left I found this book quite difficult to get into， as the style of the prologue and the early part of the book seems almost designed to keep a distance between the reader and the protagonist。 While this does continue to some extent， with the interjections from Death which break up the narrative and tell the reader what is coming， once the story settles in to focus on Liesel and life on Himmel Street it improves greatly。It is an easy book to read and yet it packs a hefty emotional punch。 The end left me feeling emotionally wrung out， and this was mostly because of Papa， whose character is written in such an extraordinarily beautiful way。 Liesel and Rudy are also well written and rounded characters which helps to bring depth and meaning to the story。 Some of the other characters - including Rosa - I felt were almost caricatures with some tacked on features which the reader is told about but not show。 This is unfortunate as they lacked the roundedness that Zusak is clearly capable of creating。Ultimately this is a story about love， friendships and families in all their forms， and the astonishing power of words to unite and divide us， a message which has perhaps became more relevant since its initial publication。 。。。more
bowiesbooks
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I’ve never read a book that was written quite like this before。 The style of it was amazing to read and it completely entranced me。 The characters and their courage was a joy to read and I know that this is a book to be remembered。 Make sure that you have a box of tissues handy for that ending！
Jenn
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This was a riveting story。 Two things that I did not appreciate were the swearing and the choppiness of the format。
Paige
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The Book Thief was written by Markus Zusak in 2005。 The book became a hit and was adapted into a movie in 2013。 Markus Zusak is a 45 year old Australian writer， who wrote other books such as The Messenger， and Bridge of Clay。 In 2014， he won the Margaret A Edward Award。 The Book Thief is narrated by Death， who tells the story about a young girl named Liesel who is subject to the harsh reality of living in Germany during WWII。 She grows up watching people she loves die or disappear around her。 Ye The Book Thief was written by Markus Zusak in 2005。 The book became a hit and was adapted into a movie in 2013。 Markus Zusak is a 45 year old Australian writer， who wrote other books such as The Messenger， and Bridge of Clay。 In 2014， he won the Margaret A Edward Award。 The Book Thief is narrated by Death， who tells the story about a young girl named Liesel who is subject to the harsh reality of living in Germany during WWII。 She grows up watching people she loves die or disappear around her。 Yet， she still finds comfort and happiness in little things， such as books that she’s stolen throughout the years。The Book Thief displays the cruelty that people's environment can bring out of them。 In The Book Thief， most of the characters are at some point portrayed in a moment of weakness or desperation， and they let loose in a moment of anger。 For example， Han Hubberman， the person Liesel loved most， does something Liesel didn’t ever see coming。 “He clenched his eyes。 Then opened them。 He slapped her squarely in the face”（115）。 Hans Hubberman slapped Liesel for saying she hated HItler。 The kindhearted， gentle Hans Hubberman slapped his own daughter in a state of panic because he knew that his whole family would be in trouble if anyone heard that。 Or， let’s take a look at Liesel’s mom。 Rosa Hubermann is constantly degrading everyone around her。 She verbally attacks basically anyone。 I think that the stress of living with not much money， a daughter to take care of， a husband who doesn't have a real job and is later sent to war， really affects her mentally。 She doesn't know how to deal with it， and instead of working on herself， she takes it out on other people。 Unlike other characters in the book， Rosa is cruel throughout most of the book， but she means well。 Liesel still loves her though， as stated here， “She loved her papa， Hans Huermann， and ever her foster mother， despite the abuses and verbal assaults （85）。 Liesel’s best friend， Rudy， is a product of his environment as well。 When food was rationed， he and Liesel would go out and steal food。 At one point， they devise a plan to steal a boy's food。 They knock him off his bike， and the kid falls so hard he went unconscious。 Instead of sticking around to make sure he was alright， Rudy and Liesel leave with the food。Markus Zusak knows how to show the cruel side of a character and make the reader understand why they acted that way。 He portrays the raw emotion so well， and is able to write in such a way that the reader feels empathy for the character because although what the character did was awful， the reader understands why they did that。The Book Thief is a beautifully written book with a unique perspective using Death as the narrator。 Perspective is also provided in that Liesel， though poor， actually has a privileged life。 The Book Thief portrays a life lived through the horrors of WWII， but free from fear of condemnation of her ethnicity and religion。 The Book Thief provides interest for readers interested in WWII and those who simply enjoy a submerging novel。 。。。more
Eion Williamson
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Love the perspective some of this book is written from， as unique。 As I have previously mentioned， appreciate stories written from a historic perspective， this one did not disappoint。4。5 ★
Tabitha
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Most beautiful book i have ever read。 The themes of the duality in Nazi Germany and the power of words were amazing。 Markus Zusak has an amazing way about his writing and how things are seen through deaths perspective。 ‘i am haunted by humans’ such a beautiful way to end a beautiful book。 recommend to all。 this is the book that made me fall in love with reading
Arpit
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There’s beauty even in death， if only there is someone to witness it。
anon820
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It was assigned to me for school。 Very sad。 Highly reccomend。
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