The Book Thief

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Winner of the 2007 BookBrowse Ruby Award It s just a small story really, about among other things a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist fighter, and quite a lot of thievery Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can t resist books With the help of her accordion playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul. Read The Book Thief – kino-fada.fr THE BOOK THIEF A Summary Liesel Hi, I m Liesel I have no personality, but I m a cute little girl Death Her name is not Liesel Her name is THE BOOK THIEF and I shall name her that for the rest of the book.Liesel Even though I stole, like, 3 books in total or something Death Shut up, Book Thief.Rudy Hello everyone Have you ever seen a lemon That s what my hair looks like Death Here is a little information you should know this books is filled with many interesting fact...This is a book to treasure, a new classic I absolutely loved it.Set in Germany in the years 1939 1943, The Book Thief tells the story of Liesel, narrated by Death who has in his possession the book she wrote about these years So, in a way, they are both book thieves Liesel steals randomly at first, and latermethodically, but she s never greedy Death pockets Liesel s notebook after she leaves it, forgotten in her grief, amongst the destruction that was once her street, her home, and car This is a book to treasure, a new classic I absolutely loved it.Set in Germany in the years 1939 1943, The Book Thief tells the story of Liesel, narrated by Death who has in his possession the book she wrote about these years So, in a way, they are both book thieves Liesel steals randomly at first, and latermethodically, but she s never greedy Death pockets Liesel s notebook after she leaves it, forgotten in her grief, among...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here UPDATE AUG 26, 2016 This review has been here 8 years, has 18 pages of 854 comments and 764 likes There s no outrage for you to add in the comments section that hasn t already been addressed.If you want to talk about the book, or why you liked it, or anything else, feel free UPDATE FEB 17, 2014 I wrote this review 4 years ago on a foreign keyboad, so I m well aware that I spelled Chekhov s name wrong I m not going to fix ...I put off reading this book for the library book club Here are my three reasons for doing so 1 It s a Young Adult Book I am an Adult It can t be that good if it s written for young people.2 It s about the Holocaust, and I think we ve all heard enough about that The author will probably even focus on colors among the grays, as in Schindler s List 3 I have WAY too many other books to read.After avoiding the book for as long as possible, I sat down, hoping to enjoy it enough to gain some c I put off reading this book for the library book club Here are my three reasons for doing so 1 It s a Young Adult Book I am an Adult It can t be that good if it...I give this 5 stars, BUT there is a disclaimer If you want a fast read, this book is not for you If you only like happy endings this book is not for you If you don t like experimental fiction, this book is not for you If you love to read and if you love to care about the characters you read about and if you love to eat words like they re ice cream and if you love to have your heart broken and mended on the same page, this book is for you This story is narrated by Death during World War II, I give this 5 stars, BUT there is a disclaimer If you want a fast read, this book is not for you If you only like happy endings this book is not for you If you don t like experimental fiction, this book is not for you If you love to read and if you love to care about the characters you read about and if you love to eat words like they re ice cream and if you love to have your heart broken and mended on the same page, this book is for you This story is narrated by Death during World War II, and it is the story of a young German girl who comes of age during one of the most horrific times in recent history Death has a personality If something bad is about to happen, Death warns you ahead of time My favorite part is when he stomps on a framed picture...Video review can be found here s going to take awhile for this book to fully sink in, but overall this was a masterpiece.I feel like I was just given a history lesson but in the most emotionally damaging way possibleWhen death captures me, the boy vowed, he will feel my fist on his face Personally, I quite like that Such stupid gallantry.Yes.I like that a lot.A few days ago, when I was starting The Book Thief, my mother stopped by and saw the book on my coffee table Having just read it herself and knowing me better than anyone else in the world, I might add , she was determined to save me from myself She did her very best to convince me not to read it She described in detail the three day long head When death captures me, the boy vowed, he will feel my fist on his face Personally, I quite like that Such stupid gallantry.Yes.I like that a lot.A few days ago, when I was starting The Book Thief, my mother stopped by and saw the book on my coffee table Having just read it herself and knowing me better than anyone else in the world, I might add , she was determined to save me from myself She did her very best to convince me not to read it She described in detail the three day long headache all the crying had caused her and the heartache she now has to live with, but...Read during my holiday 24 hour readathon, readathonbyzoe Watch the vlog hereJust to clarify Yes, I did cry.I ve read a lot of positive and negative reviews for this book I can see why people wouldn t like it I really can Perhaps because I took a lot out of it personally, I found I enjoyed it a lot.Quick test to see if you ll like this book 1 Did you like Anne of Green Gables 2 Can you cope with an off beat, melancholy, caustic, dead pan, self righteous narrator 3 Do you like words Questions 4 8 were all about what kind of underwear you re wearing so don t worry Just to clarify Yes, I did cry.I ve read a lot of positive and negative reviews for this book I can see why people wouldn t like it I really can Perhaps because I took a lot out of it personally, I found I enjoyed it a lot.Quick test to see if you ll like this book 1 Did you like Anne of Green Gables 2 Can you cope with an off beat, melancholy, caustic, dead pan, self righteous narrato...

The Book Thief
  • English
  • 06 October 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 552 pages
  • 0375831002
  • Markus Zusak
  • The Book Thief