A review by haphazardreads
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

It feels like there isn’t a need for new superlatives to describe The Book Thief. It’s a beautiful story that will break your heart. I would just dwell on the exceptional quality of Zusak’s writing, ‘the sky was the colour of Jews’ might be the most hauntingly, horrifically, crushingly evocative sentence ever penned.