35.7k reviews for:

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

4.46 AVERAGE

naomi_99's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

wisecat69's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective 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: No

veilofvagary's review against another edition

1.0

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Tried it. Didn't care for the style at all.

moonygem's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

chxlziee's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

pennyleigh's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

citron_zitrone's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

holstein's review against another edition

4.0

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I never got around to reading this during high school. I downloaded the audiobook and thoroughly enjoyed it!

most_ardently_'s review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad medium-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: Yes

esmeroda's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional sad fast-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: No

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i mean it’s the book thief, obviously it was good. in the nicest way possible, i can absolutely see why people who don’t read a lot of books think this is the best book ever written