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A review by elderlyemo
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? It's complicated
5.0
How do I review The Book Thief?
Maybe I'm biased because it's been my favourite book of all time since I read it for the first time in 2007, and it has yet to be dethroned. This is by no means my normal kind of book, I picked it up on a whim one evening in a supermarket not knowing how profoundly important it would become to me. So now, sitting here nearly 20 years later, with the original cover of the book I read tattooed on my forearm (my first tattoo) I can confidently say that this book is as close to perfect as any book I've ever read can be.
I reread it every year, sometimes twice, and it never fails to absolutely devastate and amaze me. Every character, however small, has such a massive personality and the world building makes a small town in Germany feel like a different universe.
With themes of death, life, war, hope and ultimately, love and what it means to be loved, this book changed how I not only read books but how I viewed an entire period of history.
And the kicker? It's narrated by Death. Read it. You won't regret it.
Maybe I'm biased because it's been my favourite book of all time since I read it for the first time in 2007, and it has yet to be dethroned. This is by no means my normal kind of book, I picked it up on a whim one evening in a supermarket not knowing how profoundly important it would become to me. So now, sitting here nearly 20 years later, with the original cover of the book I read tattooed on my forearm (my first tattoo) I can confidently say that this book is as close to perfect as any book I've ever read can be.
I reread it every year, sometimes twice, and it never fails to absolutely devastate and amaze me. Every character, however small, has such a massive personality and the world building makes a small town in Germany feel like a different universe.
With themes of death, life, war, hope and ultimately, love and what it means to be loved, this book changed how I not only read books but how I viewed an entire period of history.
And the kicker? It's narrated by Death. Read it. You won't regret it.