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A review by mrej
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
The love that I have for this book is so immense. I knew going in that this book would be sad - I mean it is set in 1939 Germany - but this book was so heartbreaking. I don't even know what I love most; the characters, the narrative, the structure or the story itself. Zusak creates such a unique and beautiful story that just feels so timeless.
I struggled for a while with making progress on this book because I knew this book would break my heart. I just didn't know how or when. But today I sat and I finished the rest of this book in pretty much one sitting. I could not put it down and I needed to know the ending.
I became so attached to all the characters in this book; Liesel, Hans, Rudy, Max, Rosa and even Death. These characters were masterfully crafted with love and attention only for them to be put through hell.
There is such a beautiful balance of appreciating the little things in life that inconvenience and enrich our lives and the devastating and unthinkable reality of suffering, death and war. This is done subtly throughout the book but it is truly apparent in the genius narrator of Death. The mastery of this narrative is that you often forget the true narrator until he speaks to you and gives insight that would otherwise be unknown. He comes to loom over the joyous moments with threats to destruction that are to come.
This book had my sobbing and I adore it so much. Probably one of my favourite books of all time.
I struggled for a while with making progress on this book because I knew this book would break my heart. I just didn't know how or when. But today I sat and I finished the rest of this book in pretty much one sitting. I could not put it down and I needed to know the ending.
I became so attached to all the characters in this book; Liesel, Hans, Rudy, Max, Rosa and even Death. These characters were masterfully crafted with love and attention only for them to be put through hell.
There is such a beautiful balance of appreciating the little things in life that inconvenience and enrich our lives and the devastating and unthinkable reality of suffering, death and war. This is done subtly throughout the book but it is truly apparent in the genius narrator of Death. The mastery of this narrative is that you often forget the true narrator until he speaks to you and gives insight that would otherwise be unknown. He comes to loom over the joyous moments with threats to destruction that are to come.
This book had my sobbing and I adore it so much. Probably one of my favourite books of all time.