The Book Thief

If You Believe this is "life changing"...u need to get out more.

2 weeks ago

People calm down. Average rating of five out of five- uhm no. I can see how this is classified in kids books – especially today’s kids. But as an adult I could also see how people see it as suitable for older readers too. For me it was hot and cold; don’t believe the hype so much even though it was good. Things that worked: Story line and originality. I am fairly tired about books that have as themes or settings involving a) “the great wars” or b) the holocaust. Sorry I know that sounds… + read more

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Astounding, beautiful and profound. A must read for anyone over the age of 14!

This review is from: The Book Thief (Reinforced Library Binding)

2 years ago

I can't believe there are not more reviews of this astounding, beautiful and utterly compelling book. How sad that it is labelled for 10-12 year old. I dare say it it is not for anyone under the age of 14. I am a middle aged , very well read person, and this book vaults to the top of my best read in the past two years. Moving, profound and unforgettable. These characters work their way into your heart and never leave. I also cried at the end and during other moving parts of he book. This… + read more

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Most memorable book

This review is from: The Book Thief (Hardcover)

3 years ago

The Book Thief is the most memorable book I have read yet! It stayed with me for days, weeks even. It made me cry, it made me happy, it made me scared and worried with fear for the characters, If your looking for an all around happy book, look some place else because this book will make you cry hands down. Though don't get me wrong, at some parts you do feel happy, but let's face it, what book set in the time of war is a happy going book. Anyways this is one of, if not the, best books I have… + read more

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Breath Taking.

2 months ago

I cannot express how utterly amazing this book is. It is truly life-altering. The theme has made me realise the importance of words, not only in books, but my words. For simply reading this novel I have become a much better writer. Regardless, I reccomend this novel to everyone, not just to read but to analyse. Trust me, you will be "blown away". You will fall in love with the characters, feel like Molching is your home, and you will cry, oh yes you will cry, but it will be worth it. Read this… + read more

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Amazing

This review is from: The Book Thief (Reinforced Library Binding)

3 years ago

This book is FILLED with emotion. It is incredible. It is about a girl who, at first cannot read, then, slowly learns how to weild words to her liking. She steals books from the mayor's wife, her foster father hides a Jew in his basement (remember, this is during Nazi Germany), and in the end, she is, literally, the only one left standing in the rubble. At the end of this book, I started to tear up on the inside. Throughout the ENTIRE book, you are moved through the "grim reaper's… + read more

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The best book I have ever read

This review is from: The Book Thief (Hardcover)

3 years ago

No amount of elegant words can express the amazing qualities of this book, and therefore I can describe it only as being the best book I have ever read. Written with a unique and original style, from an even more original perspective, The Book Thief is a fresh piece of literature that, though classified for teens, will be equally enjoyed and appreciated by adults. The narrative is rich and profound as it traces the outlines of life and death, humanity, compassion, and the thirst for knowledge… + read more

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Powerful and Emotionally Gripping

3 months ago

You know those rare books that you'll come across a couple times where it will completely change you? Where you'll be held in a spell-binding grasp to keep reading? Where you'll feel yourself so immersed in the world of the characters and just lost in the story? Well, The Book Thief is one of them. Told from Death's point of view during World War II in Nazi Germany, the book is simply, in one word, extraordinary. The writing style is just so unique, filled with dark humour and although… + read more

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Difficult to Put Down

This review is from: The Book Thief (Hardcover)

3 years ago

I really enjoyed reading this book. It paints an excellent picture of what the people went through in Nazi Germany. I found it interesting that it was narrated by Death. I think the book is great for both young and old alike. It is a story that all should read. I am actually going to read this to my students, who I'm sure will appreciate its vibrant characters, who the reader quickly cares about, and the storyline. EXCELLENT!!!

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I hate this book.

4 months ago

Like allot of other, I had trouble reading it. The first few pages left me regretting the $15.99 I spent on this book. But once I hit chapter one, I decided to brave the book and finish it. The thing about this book, is it's the type you love and you hate- or it was that way for me, anyway. The things I loved about the book where also the things I hated about it. I hated how death narrated the book, and I hated how he always pulled you out of the story to give his innermost thoughts. I hated… + read more

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The Best Book Ever!

This review is from: The Book Thief (Hardcover)

3 years ago

It is the second World War, and Liesel Meminger is a foster child of a poor German family, just barely getting by with the scarce food and resourses they receive. You would think that this would be a story about war and pity. But this is not so. Life is not too bad in young Liesel's eyes-- not when she gets to witness first-hand the suffering of an emaciated Jewish fist fighther in her very basement. Liesel's family has secretly committed the most heinous crime possible in Germany under… + read more

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Spell-binding and gripping

5 months ago

What magnificient reading! The life of Leisel Memminger, who takes up book-stealing in 1941 Nazi-Germany. The characters are mesmorizing and the setting feels incredibly real..I felt myself actually there amongst them on Himmel street during the bomb raids huddled in thebasmeent of a neighbour!

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