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A review by entrancedbywords
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I've owned a copy of book thief for quite sometime. I know there's a movie adaptation, which I haven't seen. For a book this chonky, I'm surpised at how light it is.
This might be a bit inappropriate but you know how excited I was to read some German words in this book? It felt like I was getting a refresher in some of the words, and going "Ooh.. I know what those mean."
Unfortunately with a book like this it went through the eyes and out the ears. It wasn't that I struggled to read it, I just struggled to see it as any more than just words on a page.
This might be a bit inappropriate but you know how excited I was to read some German words in this book? It felt like I was getting a refresher in some of the words, and going "Ooh.. I know what those mean."
Unfortunately with a book like this it went through the eyes and out the ears. It wasn't that I struggled to read it, I just struggled to see it as any more than just words on a page.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Death of parent, and War