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4.46 AVERAGE
4.46 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
A different look into a dark time in history. One of the author's biggest points is how powerful words are - and he writes in such a stunningly beautiful way. Such despair and tragedy written in a way that is artistic and flowing but never takes away from the pain of the moment. You feel every letter of every word. Watching Leslie grow from a little girl into a young woman through one of the darkest chapters in the world, you're taken on a journey that will remain with you long after the book is finished.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Sometimes I imagined how everything looked above those clouds, knowing without question that the sun was blond, and the endless atmosphere as a giant blue eye.”
A great, moving story. Honestly, I felt that it could have been a little shorter, although the length did help us to get to know the characters more. Zusak has a great writing style, and I really enjoyed this book, especially since it left me in tears.
A great, moving story. Honestly, I felt that it could have been a little shorter, although the length did help us to get to know the characters more. Zusak has a great writing style, and I really enjoyed this book, especially since it left me in tears.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
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:
Yes
Moving book showing how a society slides into chaos and cruelty through fear and evil, lovely characters heartbreaking but with hope
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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:
No
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can't really say what I think about this book.
Words cannot describe.
All I can say is, this is the kind of book that will stay with you for the rest of your life.
Also, it taught me how to insult people in German.
Words cannot describe.
All I can say is, this is the kind of book that will stay with you for the rest of your life.
Also, it taught me how to insult people in German.
I reread this and still love it. Yes, it is slow going in some parts and the narrator does jump around and "spoil" important parts of the story, but I still found myself hooked all over again. The events the narrator spoils are well written enough that even though you know it's ultimately coming, you aren't really disappointed.
And as silly as it seems to admit that a book can make me cry, this one does. It did the first time I read it and it did again this time too.
And as silly as it seems to admit that a book can make me cry, this one does. It did the first time I read it and it did again this time too.
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Death an a narrator is such an interesting concept.
A few loose thoughts:
-The power of words
-How 1 Jew won the world
-The boy with hair the color the lemons. Sob.
-a papa’s love
A few loose thoughts:
-The power of words
-How 1 Jew won the world
-The boy with hair the color the lemons. Sob.
-a papa’s love