The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak
Category: "Fiction - General"
Pages:552
Year of Publication:2005
Date Added:08/25/2014
Date Read:11/25/2018
Notes:Liesel is a German girl who sent to live with a foster family during WWII. On the way, she steals a book. although she can't read. Her foster father, Hans, reads to her and teaches her to read. Max, a Jew, hides in the basement of their house, and he and Liesel become good friends. Liesel is also friends with Rudy, the boy next door. Liesel steals more books, most of them from the mayor's house (with the compliance of the mayor's wife). When the neighborhood is bombed, Liesel alone survives. She meets Max after the war.
My Rating: 7

Reviews for The Book Thief

Review - Book Thief, The

The book grew on me. It took me at least half of it before I found its rhythm and began caring for the characters. The narration by Death was an interesting plot device, but I don't know that it was necessary—not because it wasn't done well, but because I kept thinking that a lot of the people Death gets to know have equally interesting stories.

Reviewed by Roger on 2018-11-25 17:08:54

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