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The Book Thief
The Book Thief
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August 2, 2019
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August 30, 2019
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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Radwa
Sep 01, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: e-books, bookclub-picks, favs-to-annotate
This was such a brilliant book, that I can't comprehend it still. I loved this books so much, but I promise I'll never, ever, read it again (Though the brilliance of could reel me in again).

This book broke my heart. The brilliance of the prose and the metaphor Zusak uses made it easier for me to live in the story, and harder to get out of as soon as I was done.

This is a book that takes place during the second World War, in Germany, where there are Germans, Jews, and death. The whole concept of h ...more
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amber
Sep 01, 2012 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: books-about-children, fiction, books-written-by-men, audio-books, books-read-in-2012, one-book-one-chicago, seen-an-adaptation-on-stage
There are parts of this that are truely heartbreaking, but they are mixed in with a bunch of that writing for reluctant readers crap that weakens their impact.
1 like ·   · see review
Melanie
Sep 07, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: book-club
Could not put this down. Laughed and I cried.
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Lindsay
Oct 01, 2024 rated it did not like it
DNF. This is so slow going and I'm bored. Liesel seems to have no personality and the book seems to be more character focused instead of plot. ...more
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Hulttio
Oct 04, 2012 rated it really liked it
Christy Stewart
Nov 30, 2012 rated it really liked it
Nikki
Dec 14, 2012 marked it as to-read
Sally
Feb 23, 2013 rated it really liked it
Crystal
Mar 06, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Gail
Aug 21, 2013 marked it as to-read
Karen Michele Burns
Aug 23, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: my-5-star-books
Victoria (RedsCat)
Dec 28, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: read-in-2014
2 likes · 
Johanna
Jan 03, 2014 marked it as to-read
Shelves: 3rd-to-read
Kate
May 31, 2014 rated it liked it
Derya Y.
Jun 26, 2014 marked it as to-read
Amanda
Aug 31, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Ben2641
Jun 08, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Lana
Jun 02, 2016 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fiction
Kathleen
Aug 14, 2016 marked it as to-read
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Louis Muñoz
Oct 27, 2016 rated it it was amazing
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Kathleen
Mar 12, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: owned-books
1 like · 
Kim Baxter
Apr 03, 2018 marked it as to-read
Ula
May 17, 2018 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2018
Naomi Milliner
May 06, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Richard Derus
Jul 17, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: owned
2 likes · 
Angela
Sep 17, 2019 marked it as to-read
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