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I can't believe I've waited for so long to read this book. Sam Mauro said I would like it, and he is so right. Not sure about asking every sixth grader to read it. But I can imagine reading it with some kids in a book club. The writing style is wonderful and surprising and while the topic is grim the way the book unfolds helps me to deal with the awful subject. It's masterful.
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O My Gosh!! Excellent book! Made me cry at the end. Now I need to see the movie!
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak provides readers the other side of death and heartache. Walking with death, you examine the life of Liesel Meminger and unlock a chapter of her life. Nicknamed the Book Thief, she steals words and then shares them with loved ones during difficult times. Growing up as a German during WW2 her adopted family braves hiding a Jew risking the consequences. At first sight, her family life is chaotic but underneath that gruff exterior and pretense of anger is a loving coup
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This is another book read because it was on a summer reading list for one of my kiddos - and not a book on it is especially light or uplifting, all serious stuff about the worst of humanity. This book is no exception dealing with the life of a young girl in Nazi Germany, a girl whose brother dies in the first few pages, whose parents are both gone, whose foster parents are a little rough around the edges and on and on, the characters in this book are all more complicated and often damaged in som
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I marked this book four stars, but I could have marked it three or five for some parts.
I looooved the characters and the relationships between them and how those relationships affected the plot. I enjoyed the setting and the alternate perspective of a German family in Nazi Germany. I completely approved of the narrator and the special liberties he was able to take.
As a writer, a reader, and a teacher, I admired the writer's ability to use figurative language so naturally. Additionally, the way ...more
I looooved the characters and the relationships between them and how those relationships affected the plot. I enjoyed the setting and the alternate perspective of a German family in Nazi Germany. I completely approved of the narrator and the special liberties he was able to take.
As a writer, a reader, and a teacher, I admired the writer's ability to use figurative language so naturally. Additionally, the way ...more
I thought this was a beautifully written book with powerful themes. My favorite theme is the power of words.
If you think this is just another book set during WWII, you'd be thinking wrong. The book, narrated by Death, is inventive and unlike other books I've read that were set during this period of time. Not an easy read (the book IS narrated by Death, so you know it's not going to be a laugh riot), it was still a book I could not put down. I really didn't know what to expect and was not looking forward to reading a 550+ page book after having read two long books back-to-back...I was pleasantly surpri
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Thought-provoking, beautifully written, would recommend to anyone who loves to read.
Apr 13, 2025
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