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4.46 AVERAGE
4.46 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Another re-read for me - this novel will always hold an incredibly special place in my heart. I have no ties to Judaism, the Holocaust, or Nazi Germany, but I do fiercely love books and the world they open up for us. The story and themes (unfortunately) feel more poignant and relevant (in the US in particular) than when I first read “The Book Thief.” Words can be harmful and devastating, but they can always be powerful, hopeful, loving, engaging, enlightening. They can be so many things, and restricting access to certain collections of words is a heinous act of taking away the people’s liberty, and only enforces a worse kind of world to live in.
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Brilliant book, possibly the best I’ve ever read, managed to give it a 5.75 stars.
"I can promise you that the world is a factory. The sun stirs it, the humans rule it. And I remain. I carry them away."
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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