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The Book Thief

Markus Zusak,

Trudy White (Illustrator)

Start date: December 25, 2012

Finish date: December 31, 2012

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Aug 15, 2012 Maria rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016

I FINALLY READ IT.

Honestly, I'm mostly just relieved I can take it off my TBR forever now.

I liked it, I found the creative writing style very interesting. The book is narrated by Death, and that sets The Book Thief apart from the other hundreds of young adult coming-of-age-in-World-War-II books out there.

The ending though... the ending felt emotionally manipulative to me. It felt like a cliche Deeply Heartbreaking Ending that was prioritizing crushing the reader over wrapping the plot up nicely ...more

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Jul 16, 2012 Helen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: male-authors, oz-authors

This is a wonderful book. For me, it's one of those books I think everybody should read. It's just beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It was a journey. You read about the characters and you watched what happened in front of you. It was as if I was just standing next to them, simply watching. I think it's wonderful the way I felt as though I was there with them. This to me means that Markus Zusak is a great author. I still cannot believe that this is a debut novel!
I think there is somet ...more

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Sep 12, 2023 Raisa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own, 2023

4.5 stars rounded up to 5.
I loved the POV and the omniscient character that carried me through the story.

Also- and I don’t often recommend listening to a book, but DO the audio for this one! SO good.

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