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The Book Thief
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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☘Misericordia☘ ⚡ϟ⚡⛈⚡☁ ❇️❤❣
Sometimes we fail at our humanity. And when such times are over, we can't wrap our minds around what has happened, how it has gone this far, how the blazing hells we allowed things to happen the way they have.

Living through such times is no easy walk, it's like wading through unending land with no sunshine. no respite from the elements, no comfort or familiarity, no nothing. This is a book set in such times.

I can't believe I've only just got to reading it. I mean, it's been idling on my bookshe
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Audrey
If you like heart-wrenching drama with German swearing, this is for you. Personally, this reminded me why I'm not crazy about dramas in general. This is yet another one that falls in the everybody-dies-the-end-ha-ha-ha category.

The narrator is Death. I spent much of the novel debating whether this was artsy or just came across as contrived and affected. I've decided it works okay but will annoy many readers.

The book is a series of little episodes. So it felt like watching a TV series where thing
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Radwa
Sep 01, 2015 rated it it was amazing
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
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Mom2triplets04
Sorry I saw the movie before reading the book. I listened to this on audio. I felt the movie was very true to the book. The book was a bit drawn out. I did not cry as I knew what was going to happen. Would recommend to anyone who likes historical fiction about WWII.
Christiana
Sep 20, 2015 rated it really liked it
Great book, but it dragged on.
Hulttio
Oct 04, 2012 rated it really liked it
Nikki
Dec 14, 2012 marked it as to-read
Sally
Feb 23, 2013 rated it really liked it
Gail
Aug 21, 2013 marked it as to-read
Jeanne
Oct 12, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
Victoria (RedsCat)
Dec 28, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Johanna
Jan 03, 2014 marked it as to-read
Shelves: 3rd-to-read
Tami Shaver
Jan 23, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
JD
Mar 03, 2014 rated it really liked it
Derya Y.
Jun 26, 2014 marked it as to-read
Amanda
Aug 31, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Josh Caporale
Jan 19, 2015 rated it really liked it
Robin
Apr 05, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: young-adult
Kathleen
Aug 14, 2016 marked it as to-read
Hannah McIntosh
Jan 17, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: five-stars
Kathleen
Mar 12, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Naomi Milliner
May 06, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Angela
Sep 17, 2019 marked it as to-read