The Book Thief

"I read this book but later, not during school since I was already an adult when it came out. It made me cry."

"Powerful and beautiful! Some moments are heartbreaking "

"Listened to the audiobook on and off. <br/>I thought it was really good, even though it’s historical fiction in the WW2 era, I felt the author set the story at a good pace and it was especially moving at the end how the main character loses her loved ones and the character building was for us as the audience to care about the people she interacted with on a daily basis.<br/>I liked how they had ‘Death’ be personified and the one narrating what he saw of Liesel’s life and what her story was.<br/>"

"Saving books from the nazis "

"An astonishing book. Just finished, wiping tears as I write this. I started The Book Thief during the Library of Congress’s Great American Read. I almost put it down, but it began to captivate me. I am touched beyond words. Liesel is the beating heart of this book. She and her foster parents, Max, Rudy, Ilsa Hermann and a raft of compassionate human beings add immeasurable depth, joy and yearning to this tale of Hitler’s Germany. Zusak’s choice of Death as the narrator is a masterstroke. I will read this book again, once I dry my tears."

"Genuinely one of the saddest books I’ve ever read. Really makes you think about how horrible some people are. "

"Dnf 75% of the way thru<br/><br/>Sadly I believe this book wasn't for me or maybe I just didn't have the patience to finish it. Although the opening was disastrously beautiful. It started off so well. And I have watched the movie but couldn't remember the gist of it.<br/><br/>The characters were relatable and likable really I enjoyed parts of this book immensely. It was just you had to wade thru a lot of non essentails. I think I'm just not in the right mind set to read this story. It has great character build and other things but it gets a little tedious when this great things make up only a small portion. So as a whole I did not like this book.<br/><br/>And if you have read any of my reviews you know that if there is symbolism or anything if that nature it flies over my head. I believe that made up a lot of this story so that too could have been a key to it's demise for me."

"I am so mad at myself for not reading this book (properly) sooner than I actually did. I just finished it about an hour ago, and I seriously need to write down my thoughts. First of all, if you haven’t read this novel yet, what are you waiting for? There’s a reason why it’s so well known. Now then, since all the non readers are gone, let’s talk about the novel (spoilers). This book really changed my perspective on the holocaust, as it’s not from the perspective of a Jew. I find that often in media they show the suffering of the Jews only, and not all those who suffered outside of the camps. Liesel was one of those suffering, along with almost everyone else she ever knew. She was wish and interesting character, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a well written one either. She is so young at the beginning of the novel, yet she suffers so much in that first chapter. It makes me sad reading the ending, which I read repeatedly as I couldn’t comprehend why Marcus would finish it like this. One of my favorite characters has to be Rudy, and I know that’s what everyone always says, but he really is. What I especially liked about Rudy was the dynamic between him and Liesel. It broke my heart seeing Death describe how he dreamt of kissing her, knowing that he would not be breathing for it. Reading The End Of The World (II) was just heart breaking, and I think what made it so great was the narrative. Death provides such a unique feeling to the story, and he really makes the characters seem more alive, which makes it so much sadder when he talks about their souls being alive, while their body is not. Sorry for nonstop talking, but I just really need you to read this book. It hurts, but not because it’s sad. It hurts because it’s human."

"SO. GOOD. SO. PAINFUL."

"DNF. I really tried to get into it but it just felt like a chore to read so ultimately decided to stop at page 181. Probably just not my genre because it was very boring for me."