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The Book Thief
written by Markus Zusak
Studio : Listening Library (Audio)
by Listening Library (Audio)
Release Date : 2006-09-26
Publisher : Listening Library (Audio)
Released : 2006-09-26
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Number of Items : 11
EAN : 9780739337271
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 893 reviews)
List Price : $51.00
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ISBN13: 9780739337271
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Product Description |
It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .
Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel 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 before he is marched to Dachau.
This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.
From the Hardcover edition. |
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Audiobook is AMAZING |
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Rarely do I find a book that i feel is worthy of a review but this one certainly does. I love reading and usually am reading on book on my iphone and listening to another as an audiobook. I am half-way through this audiobook and it is absolutely fantastic. I don't think I would fully appreciate the story in written text but in the narrated form I am captivated and thirsty for more. The narrator truely brings the story to life. I enjoy hearing the german words and his accent grabs hold of me. NEVER has an audiobook taken hold of me like this one. Please don't let the book end!!!! I would highly recommend LISTENING to this book! |
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Beautiful and haunting |
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It takes a while to get through the oddly written beginning, but once the story appears, it is a beautiful and intriguing read. I love when a book grabs me and makes me cry. The characters are well developed and entirely human. Read it...it will haunt you. |
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One of the very best books I've ever read |
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I loved it ... which seems impossible given the horrific setting ... but I loved the tenderness amidst all the horror. Beautiful poetic images created through words. Characters you love. Highly recommended. |
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Wonderful! |
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This novel is truly beautifully written. Heartwarming, deep, inspiring and thoughtful; it will stay with you long after you put it down. |
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World War II Through the Eyes of a Child |
This book.
Oh, this book.
What to say about this book.
In the prologue, it promised to tell me something. And so it did.
Three reasons why I liked it:
1. It was well executed. Many people griped about the writing, the characters, the pacing, the plot, and Death's narration. I loved it all. Everything was very well done, the writing especially. Some folks called it overdone, superficial, excessively flowery and that kind of bothered me: nobody ever says that when Tolkien does it. Personally, I found the writing engrossing and magical. Zusack definitely has talent in my eyes. Reading his book reminded me of why I love to write.
About the characters, I fell in love with them all. I like stories like Cold Sassy Tree, Memoirs of a Geisha, and the Secret Life of Bees to name a few, where it's more about themes and character development than it is an action-packed plot. So, instead of focusing on the battles, this book focused on the people at home, people who made me laugh, and cry. Rather than being action-packed it was emotion-packed.
People complained a lot that the book was slow, or too long. Personally, I didn't want it to end. Most because some things, told to you by death, waited in the final chapters. And because I enjoyed reading it. And even though the book is long, it's about 500 times more interesting that the Diary of Anne Frank (I seriously cannot fathom why people like that book).
Death's narration was fitting. It's not like it was that different from having an author/unknown narrate as happens in many books. We just got a little more personal this time. Death was funny and interesting (I liked his little bolded comments splattered through the book), though perhaps not clever, since it seems like an obvious choice.
2. It was about Nazi Germany-- from a German's point of view. I am part Austrain, and a sliver of German and nothing bothers me more when people make them out to be monsters in WWII. A handful of people in power were corrupt and forced a nation down a dark path. But saying that all Germans were murders and beasts is not quite right. It's like branding all Muslims as terrorists: there are a handful of extremists that ruin the image. A lot of times, in dangerous situations people end up compromising their morals to stay alive. Maybe that's not noble, but it's human.
That spiel aside, it was nice to read about Germans who weren't being shown as monsters. The town Liesel lived in had a good mix of those who agreed, those who agreed to stay alive, and those who quietly disagreed. I found that blend rather real, since life's not exactly cookie-cutter good and evil.
3. It filled me with more emotions than I can count. As with other wartime books told from a child's perspective, like the Boy in the Stripped Pajamas, you get an honest look at what war does to people. From Liesel's eyes we got no politics or preaching. We got the facts:
a. War Kills
b. War affects everyone, on all sides
c. War is a never fair
And that's it. That's simply just it. We experience war from every kind of angle, from each person in the town that Liesel befriends or beats up. We are shown monsters and heroes, victims and cowards. As the story moves through Liesel's life, I learned to love the people she loved, and hate the people she hated. I laughed with her and felt bad with her. And when the end, oh that end, when it came, I sobbed. (And I'm not giving anything away because our lovely narrator, Death, is rather blunt about who dies before they do so.)
On the cover of my book, it said it could possibly be life changing. I've heard from so many sources that is was brilliant.
And for once, I agree. For adults, and teens, this story about a book-loving girl is a particularly blunt tale about the reality of war, and how life goes on beyond the battle field.
Maybe it didn't change my life. But Zusack and his artful storytelling did inspire me. And of all the World War II books I've read, it's definitely up there. And in fact, of all the books I've read this year, this book is without a doubt one of the best.
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