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A review by davinareads
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The Book Thief has been sitting on my TBR for years. I was always interested in picking it up but never found myself doing it. I have so much regret for not reading it sooner.
The number of times I've heard that this book will make me cry did make me hesitant in picking it up because I didn't want to be disappointed. I didn't want to go in, expecting tears to only come out with dry eyes.
And once again, I was proven wrong because I cried nonstop all the way to end. It has been a while where a book made me ugly cry. I'm talking about snotty filled noes and tear stained glasses.
I wasn't sure what I was expecting but it certainly was not what I read. The first thing that took me by surprised was the narrator of this story is "death" and he tells us one of the most heart-wrenching stories about a little girl named Liesel - our Book Thief - during the rein of Hitler.
Through the whole book, it was me mumbling the quiest and saddest "ohs" and it kept building up. I loved every character in this book that at the end it hurts. "Death" gave so many warnings about the ending but it did nothing to prepare for the pain.
Markus Zusak knows how to write a book that punches you in the face. The slow build up and character development solidify the emotional build up that it is impossible for the reader to not feel anything.
An amazing story that was filled with childhood innocence, grief, love and the depressing and crippling times of war. If you're like me and have been thinking if you should pick this up, the answer is a solid and resounding yes. Prepare your tissues because you will cry.
The number of times I've heard that this book will make me cry did make me hesitant in picking it up because I didn't want to be disappointed. I didn't want to go in, expecting tears to only come out with dry eyes.
And once again, I was proven wrong because I cried nonstop all the way to end. It has been a while where a book made me ugly cry. I'm talking about snotty filled noes and tear stained glasses.
I wasn't sure what I was expecting but it certainly was not what I read. The first thing that took me by surprised was the narrator of this story is "death" and he tells us one of the most heart-wrenching stories about a little girl named Liesel - our Book Thief - during the rein of Hitler.
Through the whole book, it was me mumbling the quiest and saddest "ohs" and it kept building up. I loved every character in this book that at the end it hurts. "Death" gave so many warnings about the ending but it did nothing to prepare for the pain.
Markus Zusak knows how to write a book that punches you in the face. The slow build up and character development solidify the emotional build up that it is impossible for the reader to not feel anything.
An amazing story that was filled with childhood innocence, grief, love and the depressing and crippling times of war. If you're like me and have been thinking if you should pick this up, the answer is a solid and resounding yes. Prepare your tissues because you will cry.