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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
What an interesting story!! Narrated by Death, it tells of life in a street in a small town near Munich during WW2. In no way is it political it is just about life.
Book Description
It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .
Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel 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 before he is marched to Dachau.
This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.
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I loved this book
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Already on the to-read list!
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I love this book – it’s one of my favourites, up there with ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Wolf Hall’. It’s beautifully written and much, much better than the film imho (although the film is pretty good too!)
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I’m really behind, I haven’t read any of these popular titles.
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I’m not surprised with all the books on your TBR list! But this one is a joy to read 🙂
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I found this a strange book, quite difficult to gauge where it was going next but well worth reading. I wouldn’t call it a new book.
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I hadn’t read the book when I saw the film. The film, which seemed to me to be overly long and a bit cliched, put me off reading the book. Might try again.
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I haven’t seen the film or read the book.
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Yes! I loved this book and also loved the movie. 🙂
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You’re way ahead of me, I’ll add it to my reading list.
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I haven’t watched the movie although I’m intrigued by the book. More intrigued now. Thanks!
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I’m with you there, Olga.
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I really enjoyed reading this book – once I realised what was going on! One occasion where reading the blurb might have given me a heads up.
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Can’t wait to get to it on my lengthy TBR.
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Brilliant!
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