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The Book Thief is a wonderful story full of emotions.
I think that any book that touches the topic of the holocaust in the World War II always gets some attention but this book is not only worthy of attention due that but also for its amazing writing style and presentation.
I think that the first thing that touched me was the choice of narrator. If somebody has any right and knowledge to talk about what happened in WWII is the one that Markus Zusak selecte ...more
The Book Thief is a wonderful story full of emotions.
I think that any book that touches the topic of the holocaust in the World War II always gets some attention but this book is not only worthy of attention due that but also for its amazing writing style and presentation.
I think that the first thing that touched me was the choice of narrator. If somebody has any right and knowledge to talk about what happened in WWII is the one that Markus Zusak selecte ...more
A bit too sentimental but a good read.
Historical fiction is one of my least favorite genres, hence my meaning to read this book for years and never actually getting around to it. But this book is beautiful and devastating. I thought the device of Death as the narrator was clever and added a lot to the story.
The writing is so well-done, descriptive and jarring. The characters feel real, which makes the sadness all the more unbearable. A hard read, but worth it.
The writing is so well-done, descriptive and jarring. The characters feel real, which makes the sadness all the more unbearable. A hard read, but worth it.
From the onset of reading this book, I knew something about this was going to be different. Seeing as the narrator is death himself, this book has the most interesting perspective of the Holocaust and Nazi Germany that I've ever read. I truly appreciated the perspective that this book was written in because it made the reader feel like they were watching the story unfold from like an open window. You didn't feel like you were watching something that was private, but more like a Broadway open pla
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Oct 24, 2013: I first tried reading this book five years ago. I got about 50 pages in a gave up. It didn't capture my attention.
This time, I kept going because it was for book club.
I still wasn't very interested.
There were so many times I was pulled out of the story because of all the foreshadowing. You know what's going to happen within the first chapter. Once the/an event actually happened I would stop to try to remember why Death ever mentioned it previously.
Things that altered my feelings o ...more
This time, I kept going because it was for book club.
I still wasn't very interested.
There were so many times I was pulled out of the story because of all the foreshadowing. You know what's going to happen within the first chapter. Once the/an event actually happened I would stop to try to remember why Death ever mentioned it previously.
Things that altered my feelings o ...more
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