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A review by aarony_22
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
dark
emotional
reflective
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
5.0
This is the best piece of historical fiction I've ever read. (Which is a meaningless statement, as this is only my third)
Anyways. This was a bit like a boy in the striped pyjama but better for me.
The thing I probably liked most about this book was the narrator. Death talks about things like he is a stranger to the human race and only figured out how they work a long time after his duty has started. I was hooked when he talked about himself, it was the perfect other "half" of the story of Liesel which it absolutely needed. (In quotation marks because it was significantly less actually)
Out of Liesels perspective, the book wouldn't have been that good to me. The capacity of a child especially in the part where she isn't even 10 yet just isn't enough to capture the whole picture of the brutality of war.
Another big thing was the layout. I absolutely loved the drawings. Especially the word shaker. This meaningful short story deserves 5 Stars by itself already and in this context it was both heartbreaking and philosophical. Also the bold, centered information parts make it a very varied experience to read.
The characters and writing are deep, all the little anekdotes make it vivid and the fact that death goes as far as spoiler the story he's telling himself makes it even more lively.
Such a page turner.
The ending absolutely surprised me, but has my heart.
Anyways. This was a bit like a boy in the striped pyjama but better for me.
The thing I probably liked most about this book was the narrator. Death talks about things like he is a stranger to the human race and only figured out how they work a long time after his duty has started. I was hooked when he talked about himself, it was the perfect other "half" of the story of Liesel which it absolutely needed. (In quotation marks because it was significantly less actually)
Out of Liesels perspective, the book wouldn't have been that good to me. The capacity of a child especially in the part where she isn't even 10 yet just isn't enough to capture the whole picture of the brutality of war.
Another big thing was the layout. I absolutely loved the drawings. Especially the word shaker. This meaningful short story deserves 5 Stars by itself already and in this context it was both heartbreaking and philosophical. Also the bold, centered information parts make it a very varied experience to read.
The characters and writing are deep, all the little anekdotes make it vivid and the fact that death goes as far as spoiler the story he's telling himself makes it even more lively.
Such a page turner.