The Book Thief in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Oct 08, 2013 Melissa Wiebe rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: holocaust, ww2, historical-fiction, 2013, young-adult, favorites, fiction, books-on-the-nightstand

I had bought the book a number of years ago and I can't recall what the circumstances behind the purchase, but I suppose a large part of it was the reviews I had read on various blogs and that was probably a huge influence on my purchase. But nonetheless, this was a book that I had a hard time putting down, when I was in my reading mode (I sometimes lost a bit of focus and got a little antsy due to the length, but that isn't neither here nor there and not the point of this review). The book real ...more

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Feb 11, 2012 pianogal rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fic, sb-book-club, read-in-2012

I probably wouldn't have picked to read this one, b/c I tend to not like books with Nazis. But I must say that this one was more about the situation and not so focused on the Nazis that I found it enjoyable.

I liked that the narrator was Death. But he wasn't a creepy Death - he was just kinda matter-of-fact about the whole thing. He also kinda thought he was a super hero about stuff. It offerred just the right amount of comic relief about the whole thing.

This is the book I wish Anne Frank would' ...more

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Jul 30, 2013 Gayle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle, 2014

I didn't have high hopes for this book, but by the end I was moved to tears. I like when books do that to me. *nod* ...more

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Sep 03, 2011 Molly rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya-lit, historical-fiction, on-the-classroom-shelf, literary-fiction, recommended, 5-stars, tears-warning

This one came as a parent gift in this year's book fair. It's one I've intended to read for a long time, and I'm a little embarrassed it took me so long to finally read it!

Couldn't put this down. I absolutely loved it, in spite of being a little wary of the style at first (the bolded interjections and illustrations threw me off). I'm so glad I finally gave it a chance. ...more

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Mar 26, 2014 Juliezs rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2014

I was sold on this book as soon as I realized who the narrator was, very inventive. And his view on the Holocaust from up above in the context of his vast experience was very moving. I enjoyed slowly finding out why the main character was called the Book Thief.

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May 20, 2012 Dawn rated it did not like it

Shelves: listened, run-away-save-yourself

Couldn't finish. There should be an "I give up" status. ...more

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Feb 09, 2011 Laura Vultaggio rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I cannot believe that this is a young adult book! It was so well written and not at all a "typical" Holocaust book. I absolutely loved the characters and could not put it down. ...more

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