The Book Thief

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  It's been a while since I've read a book that I thought deserved 5 stars, hands down, no contest, but The Book Thief was a refreshing break from all of that. It's hard to say what exactly it is about this book that you fall in love with, you only know that you have and you dread reading the few remaining pages because then the ride will end, the story will be over, and you will feel empty without something refreshing to read. Savor this book, read it slowly so as to not miss anything. Let Dea... (show more)

  It's been a while since I've read a book that I thought deserved 5 stars, hands down, no contest, but The Book Thief was a refreshing break from all of that. It's hard to say what exactly it is about this book that you fall in love with, you only know that you have and you dread reading the few remaining pages because then the ride will end, the story will be over, and you will feel empty without something refreshing to read. Savor this book, read it slowly so as to not miss anything. Let Death take a firm hold of your arm and let him pull you into Leisel's bewildering yet heartbreaking role in the Germany of the second world war. How many books have I read about the holocaust? Many.Yet this one left me breathless and rejuvenated both. Let it be that way for you also. (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook User on Jan 20, 2008 at 07:42PM

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  Wow, where to start. It's taken me a while to review this book, because there is so much I want to say about it. When I gave it to my sister, I told her that words are the main theme in this book. More specifically, the power that words have - positive or negative. How words can create beauty or bring forth destruction and disaster of whole countries. And to show this fearsome power, Zusak uses Words. He crafts his words with a mastery and a poetry that you rarely find on adult bookshelv... (show more)

  Wow, where to start. It's taken me a while to review this book, because there is so much I want to say about it. When I gave it to my sister, I told her that words are the main theme in this book. More specifically, the power that words have - positive or negative. How words can create beauty or bring forth destruction and disaster of whole countries. And to show this fearsome power, Zusak uses Words. He crafts his words with a mastery and a poetry that you rarely find on adult bookshelves. He creates rich pictures, colors, tastes and sounds. The story is basically about a girl discovering the power of words - over her, her family and friends, her city, her nation, and the world.
  I recommend this book highly as one more reminder of what humans can and are doing to each other. As a teacher, you could very easily use the themes in this book and compare them to things that are happening in the world today. (show less)

   

   

  by Elizabeth Simmons on Mar 13, 2009 at 07:14PM

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