The Book Thief in The Dusty Bookshelf

Feb 03, 2016 Amani Haak rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, i-loved-it, drama, must-read, war

This book is one of the best books I've ever read. Even though the ending left me to deal with an emotional wreck, it was worth the read.

Have you ever read a book narrated by Death? I haven't. So I found it to be such an original and unique idea and I take my hat off to Markus Zusak for writing it this way because in my opinion, it made the story even more breathtaking.

I don't know how the author did it but he managed to portray the horror and tragedy of World War II and Holocaust and at the sa ...more

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Jan 06, 2012 Ana rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: amazing-writing, storrytelling-books, all-time-favorite, books-about-real-people, brain-junkfood, my-precious, gods-and-whatnot, books-i-cried-at

I've read this book because I had a lot of recommendations for it from a few online friends of mine, and at first I thought the premise was pretty interesting and it had great potential, but I didn't expect to like it as much as I did.

Needless to say it's so superbly written and full of emotion that I found myself sobbing into my pillow whilst reading this it was so touching. I mean I hate to say it, but it was almost as touching as this:

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So obviously as soon as I finished it, which was somew ...more

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Feb 06, 2012 Yumi Learner rated it it was amazing

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A couple of weeks ago I achieved my goal to finish reading 48 books in English without using a dictionary. It wasn't easy and I tended to give it up midway many times. When I returned to Japan from America with my last trip this year, I realized that I just finished reading 16 books, and I have only 3 months left. I couldn't think in a positive way, but I really didn't like to give it up because last year I dropped it out.
I pushed myself hard to reach my goal for three months, but I don't think ...more

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Oct 15, 2012 Ashe rated it it was amazing

I have no words for my feelings right now. Therefore, I'll try to explain as best as I can as to what kind of effect it'll have on you:

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THIS BOOK MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH THE CHARACTERS. IT MADE ME FEEL WHOLE. AND THEN IT PROCEEDED TO TEAR MY HEART OUT AND LEAVE IT BROKEN ON HIMMEL STREET.

But please. Read it. Share it with your family. But let me say for myself that I've given you a fair warning. You may have a piece of your soul torn away (which, of course, will never be returned). You may ke ...more

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Jul 07, 2016 Cheryl rated it it was amazing

I could not put this book down and it's been a long time since I have said that about a book. This story so engaging and masterfully told about the human condition. Just excellent and highly recommended reading. ...more

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