i saw the movie, but haven't read the book. The movie was truly amazing, it gave me a whole new outlook on life and the up's and down's of it. I know I should be writing this as a movie reveiw but, I suggest the movie and the book (even though I haven't read it lol) I just know it's just as life changing. and tear dropping as the movie.
The Book Thief
By Markus Zusak
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 9 - 12 | Grades 3 - 6 | Z+ | 5.1 | 118933 |
The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul.
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.
In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780385754729
ISBN-10: 0385754728
Published on 10/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 576
Book Reviews (108)
I've watched the movie not the book though.
This is a heart wrenching story that is so good, couldn't put it down! The fact that Leisel was an orphan as well as the time and place of the story just hooked me in. I totally recommend it!
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This book is amazing. I truly believe it is life changing. The narration by death is a work of art. Markus Zusak twists words in a gorgeous way, creating a novel that will last a lifetime.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a book narrated by a very special character, Death. Death narrates the story of Liesel Meminger, the story begins from when Liesel is nine years old and suffering from the death of her brother and separation from her mother. She went to go live with Hans and Rosa Hubermann, when she arrived, she couldn’t read or write so she is made fun of at school. Hans taught her how to read during midnight lessons in the basement. The story tells about Liesel’s life and them keeping a Jew in their basement to protect him from the Nazi’s. This book is really touching and it made me cry. This book is about the power of words and languages, and Markus Zusak wrote it in a way that just fits this.
I read this book a while ago, and loved it.. The Book Thief is one of those books that just sweeps you off your feet and you forget about the world that you're in and it's problems for a few seconds. This book takes place during the Holocaust (WWII) with the main character being Leisel, also known as the book thief. She is sent to live with an older couple who are harboring a Jew in their basement to attempt to save his life. She becomes friends with a boy her age named Rudy, who is a rambunctious yet kind person who Leisel might have fallen in love with if a barrier hadn't crashed in the way. Something comes to Leisel's new life and destroys it, something that everyone had anticipated yet no one had actually believed was going to happen. This skillfully spun tale took me into a place I have visited only with the best books. I would recommend this to people who have read titles such as Number the Stars and Fever 1793. I think that everyone should give this book a chance, even if you haven't ever enjoyed reading historical fiction books.
The Book Thief is set in the time of WII, with the Holocausts. The main character is Liesel, a young girl who goes to live with a couple after a family tragedy. Liesel makes new friends: one named Rudy who is always joking with her, her Papa who teaches her to read, and has fun stealing food from farms and also, several books that earn her the title 'The Book Thief'. When her family houses a illegal Jew, her life takes a dramatic turn. Max soon becomes her friend- a person she can talk and read to. This book is very humorous, but in a ironic and on-the-point way. It is told in the point-of-view of 'Death', who is actually witty and sad. (Otherwise, it's mostly told in third-person.) I think this is a great book for kids these days to read because, being so caught up with our own little problems, we forget what people back then, and even now, had to deal with. Great story, though a rather sad ending.
The Books Thief is a story about a little girl’s life during World War II. The story is written in the Death’s perspective, a really interesting perspective that I think works well. In the story, each character’s emotion are well shown, along with their own stories. Everyone’s life is so different but comes together at a point of time, then everyone left Liesel behind, making her face the brang new world alone. I think that the ending become not very important comparing to the events, it gives you way more detail and feelings than you expected.
For a president, a Fuher. For the police, the military. And people's freedoms, well, let's just say that it is controlled by a not-too-great person. It is WWII, Nazi Germany, with Adolf Hitler winning power by thriving on false accusations and false promises. Leisel Meminger, a foster child who is adopted and tooken care of by Frau and Hans Hubbermann, suddenly starts to lead an interesting life when Max, a Jewish, is hidden in their basement. It was obviously very risky, but Liesel starts to befriend Max, and he and her are soon off to a good time together. But when Germany is bombed, Death comes into play. Death tells the tale from his point of view, which was an interesting twist to the tale,and makes the book a must-read.
I need 2 read this!