Reviews

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

stephphph's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

if i wasnt on the train when i read the last chapters of this i wouldve been bawling ! goddamn i got attached to these characters and the writing was beautiful and the way it was all set from the eyes of death bade it so powerful…. some of my fav quotes ever from this book fr

also i didnt know this was SIX HUNDRED MPAGES LONG that must be why it took me ages cause the kindle verson said there was like 150 or something and i was like how did i read so slow. reaaaallly enjoyed it tho

i think rudys death hurt me most tho 😭😭 i wish i read the end at home i wouldve cried sm more but i had to jeep it in also the whole relationship with max was so so special i canttt

 

willow_with_a_pen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

This book made me cry multiple times. I was CONVINCED that Max was going to die and I'm happy that my favorite character lived for once. The prose was so gorgeous and I loved that it was narrated by Death.

labufadora44's review against another edition

5.0

I don't think I've ever wept as much as I've finished a book. Dear lord. It's just so terribly powerful and wonderful.

jacquelineshea's review against another edition

5.0

incredible

tatiethehatie's review against another edition

5.0

I cried....It's really sad.But amazing.

alanak8's review against another edition

5.0

→The Book Thief←
Author: Markus Zusak
Genre: Historical fiction, classic
Age Rating: 14+ (high school, maybe junior high and above)
Spice: 0

midnightstorm's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

anaffpereira's review against another edition

4.0

A good, enjoyable read, but I felt a little bit underwhelmed by the end… perhaps because the narrator revealed it before it happened? Or because I had such high hopes?
I also felt the book had an important message, but I couldn’t quite grasp it, it seemed lost between the little stories.

acrox13's review against another edition

4.0

Amazing story but not a quick read. The Book Thief is based in Nazi Germany but from the other side, the Germans who lived under Hitler's command. The story is told by Death, which was strange to me at first but I think it gives the book an added element; Death doesn't have human emotions and his point of view is unique. We learn about the millions of soldiers deaths not by a gruesome battle scene but by how many souls Death brings up. I really enjoyed the book and while it was sad, it was also realistic. Germany durning the 40's was not a place where rainbows and unicorns and happy fairy tales ran about, it was a place of anger, hunger, war and death.

jl27's review against another edition

5.0

My first book of 2022 was from the same time period as my first book of 2021. Maybe I should just plan to start a historical fiction book every December and see what happens?

This book was beautifully written, it was a journey, it was painful, it was pretty, it was heartbreak, it was happiness, it was... the life of the book thief, as told by Death. I thought that the author personifying death in this incredible way and making death kind, compassionate, and feeling weighed down by his sole job was such an interesting way to go. We usually see death as dark, lurking, nefarious.

I loved this book.