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What a beautiful, beautiful book. I can't think of anyone I wouldn't recommend this to.
I don't want to write much about the plot for fear of giving something away, but I will say that I unexpectedly loved that this was narrated by Death. Zusak pulled this off in a classy way--it wasn't gimmicky at all.
I'll admit it: I cried. "Cried" might not be a strong enough word. I wept. It's been a long time since a book made me feel this much. I thought all of the foreshadowing (Death constantly gives away ...more
I don't want to write much about the plot for fear of giving something away, but I will say that I unexpectedly loved that this was narrated by Death. Zusak pulled this off in a classy way--it wasn't gimmicky at all.
I'll admit it: I cried. "Cried" might not be a strong enough word. I wept. It's been a long time since a book made me feel this much. I thought all of the foreshadowing (Death constantly gives away ...more
One of the best books I've read in a very long time, The Book Thief helped restore my faith in humanity (which I needed given the ugly displays that seems to be on a constant loop this year) and remind me that there are good people in the world. I'm stingy with my 5 star ratings, but there is no question that this is a 5 star book.
I connected immediately with the protagonist, a young girl who loves books. She doesn't come to her love of books the same way I came to mine, but her story, and the ...more
I connected immediately with the protagonist, a young girl who loves books. She doesn't come to her love of books the same way I came to mine, but her story, and the ...more
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Melissa Wiebe
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it was amazing
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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
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