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A review by brookey8888
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Hi yes I did spend the last 70 pages of this book bawling my eyes out. I could hardly see that’s how bad I was crying. My heart was ripped out of my chest.
Reread
I think I enjoyed this more this time around. I actually didn’t remember a lot of the story while I was reading so it was nice to be reminded of everything. I just love how this is told. It’s so beautiful but haunting. I did cry again which isn’t shocking. My favorite part of this is honestly the characters and their strength and love and friendship. As I was reading this I couldn’t help but think how some of the characters and events in this novel were reminding me of how people and events are happening now.
Reread
I think I enjoyed this more this time around. I actually didn’t remember a lot of the story while I was reading so it was nice to be reminded of everything. I just love how this is told. It’s so beautiful but haunting. I did cry again which isn’t shocking. My favorite part of this is honestly the characters and their strength and love and friendship. As I was reading this I couldn’t help but think how some of the characters and events in this novel were reminding me of how people and events are happening now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Blood, Violence, War, Antisemitism, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry