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The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

Start date: January 13, 2016

Finish date: March 13, 2015

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Sep 21, 2015 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, euro-fiction, young-adult-fiction, germany

I was surprised at how into this book I was. My mom first tried to get me to read it about two years ago and that was an immediate turnoff, as I generally think what my mom reads is not what I want to read. The book is also about WWII and the Holocaust, and having grown up in the US, I've read so, so many WWII and Holocaust books that for a long time in my adult life, I've been almost boycotting them. There are so many other things to read about that I don't know anything about. But this book tu ...more

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May 30, 2010 Emma rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: australian-authors, fiction

I have been wanting to read this book for so long, and am so glad I did. Although narrated by Death and set in one of the most unfortunate times in recent human history it is such a pleasure to read. Perfect reading - you're invited into a story and you digest the words as they come, deliciously. ...more

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Nov 12, 2012 Shasta marked it as dnf · review of another edition

I'm not going to rate The Book Thief because I'm not going to finish it. For those of you who DIDN'T like this book, please know that you are not alone, and you're not a horrible person (as some might suggest, ha ha). When a book has been heralded far and wide with comments like "life-changing" and "favorite book I've ever read," and when you come across statements like, "I can't even imagine what kind of person wouldn't love this book," it can feel downright shocking to find yourself 200 pages ...more

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Feb 19, 2014 Courtney rated it it was amazing

I will admit that I was not initially sold on the book. I read the first little bit and found the soul reaper/death a bit gimmicky as the narrator. This is why I always keep reading. This book was wonderful. It was such a beautifully told story and the ending was so hauntingly sad (and not a spoiler as the narrator alludes to the ending all the way through the book and also, it's a book about Nazi Germany - it's not going to have a happy freaking ending).

Definitely a recommended read. ...more

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