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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

60 reviews

catarina_pego's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Child death, Cursing, Death, War, Violence, Antisemitism, Xenophobia, Torture, Physical abuse, Grief, and Deportation

samcsmith's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Child death, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Violence, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Medical content, War, Confinement, Car accident, Suicide, Genocide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

crows_in_a_trenchcoat's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Antisemitism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Physical abuse, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Deportation

lamolleteslg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, Murder, Genocide, War, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Hate crime, Cursing, and Physical abuse

sydney_whitley's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

i started reading this book for school, but after the first chapter, i couldn't stop. The story is so unique and gave me a whole new perspective of death. leisel's ability to start friendships with people when they needed it was fascinating, and made my heart so full.  i will say, i don't think i would've gotten into the book as fast as i did if it weren't for my English teacher explaining things, i struggled at the start with understanding parts but a few chapters in a had no problem. 

All and all-i think the book thief is inspiring and eye-opening. i will never shit up about how beautiful it is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Violence, and Physical abuse

emeraldxprincess's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Really difficult to read but truly amazing, 14+ made me cry

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Sexual harassment, Grief, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, and Violence

musicalchikaan's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, War, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Genocide, Child death, Blood, Alcohol, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Gun violence, War, Religious bigotry, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Chronic illness

gh1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Death, Genocide, Grief, Physical abuse, War, Violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent, Classism, Medical trauma, Self harm, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Medical content, and Suicide

leo_liest's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Genocide, Physical abuse, War, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Gun violence, and Hate crime

Minor: Suicide

jidcreates's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This book is in my Top 5 favourite books of all time. It’s so well written. It’s emotional and I love the perspective of the narrator. (I don’t want to say too much for those who haven’t yet read it). It’s a must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Child death, Violence, Suicide, Death of parent, War, Physical abuse, and Forced institutionalization