Loved itI'm also a die-hard The Book Thief fan. I will ride hard for that book. I love it so much.
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The Book Thief (1998)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who 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. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. “The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —The New York Times
- ISBN:
- 9780307433848
- Length:
- 564 pages
Genres: historical fiction, young adult
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Loved it
Loved itI, first of all, reread The Book Thief, which just waxed me out. Oh my god, emotions. So many emotions, but it's a reread, so I'm not counting it here.
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Not a fanI've read the book thief and didn't love it
Loved iti just think this is such a marvelous work of fiction it just absolutely blows me away it's an absolutely incredible read and a book that will stick with me forever
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Loved itLiterally scraping my jaw off the floor as we speak. This book is narrated by death itself. Genius!
NeutralI wasn't like obsessed with it I've forgotten a lot about it I think it had so much hype my time I read it that I could just didn't really care that much
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Loved itthis is the kind of story that keeps on growing on you as you keep turning the pages each and every character in this story becomes dear to you as a reader
Loved itI loved this book this is historical fiction said during World War II and it is beautiful and heartbreaking and is narrated by death
Loved itI full-on sobbed during the last 100 pages or so, and I love books that can elicit that much emotion from me.
Loved itit's just such a stunningly beautiful story that will Pro I mean there's a reason why it has stayed with me for so long because this is a story that will impact you deeply I guarantee it
Loved itBut anyways, I did read it and it's The Book Thief and I absolutely loved it. This book was so like heart-wrenching and the movie when it came out kind of not forced me but kind of encouraged me to read it even more and then more and more people on book are reading it.
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Loved itthe thing about this book that's so amazing is that it is told by death is the narrator in this book and that is very original and I love that it's beautifully written and it is very touching
Loved itthis book is so good it made me feel so many emotions the point of view that this book takes and the side of the story that it takes it's something that's so different from most World War II related books