The Book Theif
by: Markus Zusak
Description:
The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul.
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.
My Thoughts:
Beautifully written, this book made me laugh and cry. A wonderful book for a long weekend.
by: Markus Zusak
Description:
The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul.
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.
My Thoughts:
- This book took a little more effort for me, there were a couple of times I even started reading a different book because The Book Theif didn't have quite enough action. As my mom would say, it was dry. I had to work to keep reading, continuously chipping away at the story.
- Don't getme wrong, though, the story was really beautifully written. The story itself was heartwerenching (I'll get to that in a moment). But the WRINTING! Markus Zusak used a very unique perspective, through the eyes of death. THE death. I think that using a different perspective makes the book stand out amongst all of the other books out there. I did think that it was different, and confusing at first, but once you get used to it, the story is so compelling.
- Okay, I can't keep myself from talking about the story any longer. But what do I say? It was AMAZING! I know that my meesly review doesn't hold a lot of water, but, for what it's worth, I say you need to read it. When it comes to WWII, we all know that the German's were the bad guys, but this book really shows the other side of things. Not all Germans were bad, most of them were just caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Leisle Memminger and her foster family were among these. The story folllows the young girl through her not-so-lucky life.
Beautifully written, this book made me laugh and cry. A wonderful book for a long weekend.