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The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

Start date: March 1, 2013

Finish date: March 31, 2013

Discussion: Group Read

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Aug 28, 2013 Sarah rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-time-favourites, books-i-own, 2015-favourites

I cannot express how much I loved this book and how much of an impact it had on me.

The characters were brilliant and the storyline was so unexpected but amazing. The writing had a lot to do with this.

This is the first Markus Zusak book I've read and I was just blown away by the writing. It was unlike anything I've ever read before and the words and sentences and chapters were just so beautifully constructed.

It's no doubt that this book will become a classic and will be read and talked about a ...more

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Sep 01, 2013 Jenna Mcgraw rated it it was amazing

Shelves: tear-inducing

Long review to come. First got deleted. For now I'll just tell you that it didn't disappoint me one bit. ...more

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Dec 02, 2013 Margaret rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I don't really want to rate it 5 stars, even though its worth it, because I think of it like comparing this book to my other books that I rated 5 stars. And they aren't at all the same. I really loved it though.

No, I did not cry. Even though it was very sad, and I was listening to Au Revoir by One Republic and 30 Lives by Imagine Dragons while I was reading the end of it, it still didn't make me cry. ...more

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