TheBirdNerd answers “What age is the book thief appropriate to...”

Madi O.S asked this question about The Book Thief:

What age is the book thief appropriate to read?

TheBirdNerd I read it when I was 12. I think it depends on reader maturity , like what Mahnoor said. There is some swearing in it (not too bad, not like the 'f wo…moreI read it when I was 12. I think it depends on reader maturity , like what Mahnoor said. There is some swearing in it (not too bad, not like the 'f word' and stuff) but half of it is in German. The themes in it are also quite depressing (holocaust, Nazis , the war and death) but at the same time they are educational and written in such a delicate, poetical way. I don't know what the actual film is rated, but if they made the book into a film , keeping everything it , it would probably be a 12 or 13.(less)

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