The Book Thief in The Dusty Bookshelf

Jul 07, 2011 Jessica rated it it was amazing

I bought this book on a whim and I am so glad that I did. It turned out to be one of the best and most original novels I have ever read. It's not a book for people who are looking for a quick read or a happy ending, but it is breathtaking and will haunt you long after you finish reading it. ...more

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Nov 22, 2011 Hannah rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-novel, favorite, teen-adult-read, sad-story, fiction, romance, lessons-learned, 2011-2012, historical-fiction, gripping

This book was beautiful. Oh my goodness to beautiful and sad. What a new look on WW2. The writing is so poetic and the story just flows smoothly. At first it was a struggle to get into it, but after I read 1oo pages or more I just read and didn't want to put it down.

The fact that is was narrated by Death was one of the most unique aspects of the book. Death describing his experiences were just so interesting and well told that I never wanted it to stop.

My favorite characters would have to be H ...more

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Feb 04, 2012 Rachel rated it liked it

Shelves: recommended, book-club-reads, world-war-ii, historical-fiction, 2013

3.5
I had really high expectations going into this book because both my sisters and my mom LOVED and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED this book, so I am sad to say that it isn’t one of my all-time favorites. However, there are a lot of good aspects of the book.

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The majority of the character are round and have many dimensions to them. You really get to experience faults and triumph of people’s characters and humanity as a whole. For example, Rosa Hubermann, while I don’t condone her parenting methods ...more

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Mar 25, 2012 Dana (dana_reads_books13) rated it it was amazing

What a wonderfully told story. I felt full emotional connection to the characters. I had just gone to the holocaust museum when this book became available for me at my library. Just a coincidence but I think it made the book that much better for me.

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Apr 24, 2012 Samhita Singh rated it really liked it

Shelves: readin2012, goodreads, once-more, ya

technically this is not a review but I had to mention, this is one of those books whose characters will stay with long after you have forgotten the book.
I heard a lot about the book before I decided to read but was against reading it since it mentions young adult fiction. Glad that I did read it or would have missed on a book that is Well-written book, makes an interesting read, and love the characters. definitely recommend it.

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Mar 01, 2012 Amanda marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: hard-to-read

I tried to read this but I had trouble following it. I also don't like books with foul language. It is mild, at least as far as I've read, but still pointless. Maybe I will pick it up again some other time. ...more

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