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A review by presleymarie85
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
After taking the night to decompress and sort through my feelings, I think I can write now.
If you're looking for a medium to fast-paced book to read, The Book Thief is not for you. This book is slow, so slow I almost gave this masterpiece twice. Not that I didn't like the story or characters, but I loved the story and characters. But it was, for me at least, around the 200 pages mark, that I committed to The Book Thief. The Book Thief is a young adult genre historical fiction set in Nazi Germany, in 1939. The story is about Liesel Meminger, a young German girl, whose life is changed when she steals her first book at her brother's funeral. This is her first, but won't be her last book thievery. After her brother's funeral, Lisel is left in the company of her foster family, Rosa, and Hans Huberman. When Hans hides a Jewish Man named Max Vandenberg, it's this act that sets the catalyst in her life. Although The Book Thief is about Lisel's story, it is death that narrators it. This is a wonderful concept, that translated beautifully on paper, leading to one of the most heartbreaking endings I have read in a long time. So if you have the time, the patience, and enjoy an emotional historical drama, please read The Book Thief. It's a book that you will Carry with you for a long time.
If you're looking for a medium to fast-paced book to read, The Book Thief is not for you. This book is slow, so slow I almost gave this masterpiece twice. Not that I didn't like the story or characters, but I loved the story and characters. But it was, for me at least, around the 200 pages mark, that I committed to The Book Thief. The Book Thief is a young adult genre historical fiction set in Nazi Germany, in 1939. The story is about Liesel Meminger, a young German girl, whose life is changed when she steals her first book at her brother's funeral. This is her first, but won't be her last book thievery. After her brother's funeral, Lisel is left in the company of her foster family, Rosa, and Hans Huberman. When Hans hides a Jewish Man named Max Vandenberg, it's this act that sets the catalyst in her life. Although The Book Thief is about Lisel's story, it is death that narrators it. This is a wonderful concept, that translated beautifully on paper, leading to one of the most heartbreaking endings I have read in a long time. So if you have the time, the patience, and enjoy an emotional historical drama, please read The Book Thief. It's a book that you will Carry with you for a long time.