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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
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Melissa Wiebe
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2013
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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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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