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I wanted to tell the book thief many things, about beauty and brutality.
I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant."
On the last page of The Book Thief, Zusak's narrator speaks these words about the world and the human race. But he could also be talking about the book itself, because that's exactly how it made me feel. This book was beautiful, and it was brutal. It was ugly, and it was glorious. It was damning, and i ...more
I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant."
On the last page of The Book Thief, Zusak's narrator speaks these words about the world and the human race. But he could also be talking about the book itself, because that's exactly how it made me feel. This book was beautiful, and it was brutal. It was ugly, and it was glorious. It was damning, and i ...more
Reread this for Popsugar Reading Challenge and it's still awfully good! Heartbreaking, beautiful, and memorable. Death is probably one of my most favorite narrators ever!! And since this is a rereading, I can savor the story a bit more slowly, and true, it's a tearjerker indeed.
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Feb 12, 2009
Katie
rated it
it was amazing
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This book is among my favorite young adult books. There were so many lovable characters in this book, and so many beautiful moments. I finished this book last night, and I missed the characters all night, I went to sleep thinking about them, and I even dreamed about them.
The narrartive style of the story is amazing, and the writing style kept me interested the whole time. The story takes place in Nazi Germany, so obviously there are tons of extremely heartbreaking moments. I shed so many tears ...more
The narrartive style of the story is amazing, and the writing style kept me interested the whole time. The story takes place in Nazi Germany, so obviously there are tons of extremely heartbreaking moments. I shed so many tears ...more
Book club pick for January 2012 ... I'll get to it just as soon as I'm done w/ my trashy escapist pulp ...
Apparently I am a cretin. I am the only person in my book club - perhaps the only person on this planet - who did not like this book. The characters were great, the story was fine, but I was just completely 100% annoyed by the writing style. When I read a book, I like to lose myself in the book, to forget I'm actually reading. This book kept reminding me "you're reading a book! look at me, ...more
Apparently I am a cretin. I am the only person in my book club - perhaps the only person on this planet - who did not like this book. The characters were great, the story was fine, but I was just completely 100% annoyed by the writing style. When I read a book, I like to lose myself in the book, to forget I'm actually reading. This book kept reminding me "you're reading a book! look at me, ...more
Jan 29, 2008
Ashley
rated it
it was amazing
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I give this book 5+ stars. It is the best young adult novel I have ever read. I recommend this book to adults and young adults. It is an awesome read.
I loved this book. For some reason, even though this book has been on my radar for a while I was always a little hesitant to read it. I think I wasn't in the mood for the heaviness of a Holocaust book. However, I wish I had gotten there sooner. I was finally inspired after I had to read one of Zusak's other books (I Am The Messenger) because it was assigned to my students for summer reading. Growing up I always knew about the Holocaust but I'm not used to hearing a story from the perspective of
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This is an unforgettable book. Even though it's classed as "young adult," it touches everyone from elementary school and older.
This book paints a vivid picture of WWII Germany. I lived in Germany for several years, have studied the WWII period extensively, visited many of the sites and monuments connected to the war and interview both Holocaust survivors and former German military officers.
Not one of those experiences made the wartime period come alive for me as this book did.
I read the book, an ...more
This book paints a vivid picture of WWII Germany. I lived in Germany for several years, have studied the WWII period extensively, visited many of the sites and monuments connected to the war and interview both Holocaust survivors and former German military officers.
Not one of those experiences made the wartime period come alive for me as this book did.
I read the book, an ...more
This was the YA "It Book" for a while in my MLIS program (hype about the "It Book" tended to bleed out of the public library/YA crowd and infiltrate the whole crew). I resisted reading it, because sometimes I did that with the YA It Book. More to the point, I also thought a book narrated by Death sounded weird and creepy and awful. And really, Munich is 1939 is plenty creepy and awful without that added layer, I think?
Finally got around to reading it. I went in with an open mind, because my some ...more
Finally got around to reading it. I went in with an open mind, because my some ...more
loc 357: "Trust was accumulated quickly, due primarily to the brute strength of the man's gentleness, his thereness."
loc 793: "Soon, they were on Himmel Street, carrying the words, the music, the washing."
loc 863: "(By the way, I like this human idea of the grim reaper. I like the scythe. It amuses me.)"
loc 1013: "It's much easier, she realized to be on the verge of something than to actually be it."
loc 1754: "The point is, Ilsa Hermann had decided to make suffering her triumph. When it refused ...more
loc 793: "Soon, they were on Himmel Street, carrying the words, the music, the washing."
loc 863: "(By the way, I like this human idea of the grim reaper. I like the scythe. It amuses me.)"
loc 1013: "It's much easier, she realized to be on the verge of something than to actually be it."
loc 1754: "The point is, Ilsa Hermann had decided to make suffering her triumph. When it refused ...more
really amazing book
Jan 28, 2009
Ching-In
marked it as to-read
Aug 22, 2009
Sara
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erin
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AGB
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Numbedtoe
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Grace
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