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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME - A NEW YORK TIMES READER TOP 100 PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist-books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. "The kind of book that can be life-changing." --The New York Times "Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank." --USA Today DON'T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK'S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.
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i couldnât tell what this book was trying to do. there are other books out there that better tell the tragedies of the holocaust, and i donât think a white blonde german girlâs point of view is going to be the best way to get that story.
maybe it was supposed to be about the dimensions of people who can have good and bad in them? but the characters werenât that strongly writtenâ¦
i could continue but my phone doesnât have much battery right now. basically i thought the writing of this book was nice in certain parts but it was not worth the length of this book
maybe it was supposed to be about the dimensions of people who can have good and bad in them? but the characters werenât that strongly writtenâ¦
i could continue but my phone doesnât have much battery right now. basically i thought the writing of this book was nice in certain parts but it was not worth the length of this book
Living though those early days of WWII as a young girl not really understanding what and why such terrible atrocities are happening is gut wrenching. This story was beautifully written and so vivid. Loved it.
I said tale about a girl named Lisle, her brother, her foster parents, Rudy Steiner, Max, and Death. All interwoven & intertwined and all great characters. I fell in love with Hans and even Rosa.
It gives you a different view of the narrator, which is Death himself. It also makes you remember that war is ugly for everyone concerned.
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It gives you a different view of the narrator, which is Death himself. It also makes you remember that war is ugly for everyone concerned.
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I truly enjoyed reading this book. It had me gripped by the heart from beginning to end. A great story for all [adult:] ages and both sexes. A touching and bittersweet tale. If you like Guernsey & the Potato Peel Pie Society, you'll probably like this one, too.
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