The Book Thief

The Book Thief is one of the most beautiful and soul-touching books I’ve ever read. Markus Zusak takes an incredibly hard and painful subject and tells it with such tenderness, depth, and sensitivity that it stays with you long after you’ve finished. Every character feels alive, every moment is written with emotion, and the storytelling is simply breathtaking. I loved everything about this book, it’s a rare gem that moves you, changes you, and stays in your heart forever.

A nine year old girl,Liesel Meminger, was being brought to Himmel Street in Molchang town along with her younger brother by her mother to be handed over to foster parents at Himmel Street in Molching town. Unfortunately, her six year old younger brother dies during travel, forcing them to cremate the body with the help of railway guards and some graveyard diggers at a cemetery. Here the young Leslie finds a "The Gravedigger's Handbook" which she picksup and keeps with her without any one noticing.On an occasion her intrest in reading books is noticed by her foster father Hans Hubermann and later on a different occasion by one Ilsa Hermann (The Mayor's wife) while stealing a book during an anti-semitic mass book burning by Germans.Later whem Leslie visits Ilsa Hermann to collect laundry on behalf of her mother,she lets Liesel in to her house & shows her huge book shelfs, with a permission to read them and also going soft on Liesel's stealing books from her house at certain times. She is also encouraged by Max Vandenburg(The Jew,who is in to hiding in Huberman's place under their careful protection) in both reading and writing. On the whole " The Book Thief " by Markus Zusak is an outstanding book.It's different in many ways.On one side,if it's the narration that grips reader, then on the other side, it's about the storytelling,which is both confusing and interesting.Strangely, the story is narrated by death in all fairness and in a human way. Here, the reader is foretold about the unfolding of characters in advance.Whether it's the death of the Pilot,Rudy Steiner, or that of Hans & Rosa Huberman etc the writer tells you in advance while simultaneously bringing there presence in the story which definitely is a page turner not only towards forward pages but also towards backward pages,just to fall in track with the storyline or to clear the confusion that had arisen.The Nazis domination in Germany during WWII ,their tyranny on Jews and their suffering etc are very vividly brought out.The mention of athletic king "Jesse Owens", the long awaited innocent request kiss of Rudy Steiner with Lesilie that never comes up when he was alive,The Love between Leslie and her foster father(Hans Hubermann) Leslie and Max Vandenburg,The hardships and the integrity with which the Huberman's family protects Max Vandenburg etc all makes a wonderful reading.

Everything was good except the book was a bit damaged around the bottom right corner. Else it was good.

The Book Thief completely mesmerised me from start to finish. The writing is powerful and beautifully narrated, keeping you hooked throughout. It pulls you deep into the essence of the story and leaves a lasting impact long after it ends.

Searched everywhere for this particular cover at a reasonable price and couldn't find it. Finally spotted it on Amazon. · Delivery condition was perfect. · Pages are not white but yellowish which is not a problem at all. · 556 pages. · Print, binding, and page quality are all good. · The cover is beautiful. Other versions with lesser price are available in the market, but 556 pages for 344 rs. is completely reasonable. No complaints at all. If you just want to read the book, the cheaper edition works. But if you're a collector or someone who wants this cover specifically, go for it.

Great read, thats all I can say. You may read a book review to get more insight on this. Its such a creative way of writing, I was so impressed with this.

A must read.

Going by its volume, The Book thief is definitely a huge book. But it won't feel huge since it keeps you hooked from the beginning till the very end. There may be times when you know that the characters' lives are ultimately doomed, but the optimism sparkling through tiny beautiful moments do not let you feel that way. There are a lot of characters, but you develop a relationship with each one of them as you progress through the book. Laughing and crying with them, feeling pity for them or getting angry at the inhuman behavior of the Nazi government at that time are some of the emotions I experienced while reading this book. Do give it a read as "When Death narrates a story, you really have to listen!"

very excited to read! hear lots of great things about it

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A wonderful story I could not put the book down until the end.

It’s a dark story yet beautiful. The only complaint I have, is that death(the narrator) could’ve been more elegant in its descriptions. I would say that the book is close to a masterpiece 😁

I don't often bother to review a much reviewed book, especially when I agree with most of the other reviewers, but this is such a beautiful book that I had to write something in praise of it. The story follows a period in life of Liesel, a little girl who has had a tough start in life and finds herself fostered with a strange couple during the rise of Nazi Germany. She discovers a love of books after stealing one early on in her troubles, and this love brings her closer to her new foster father and later to a Jewish man in hiding. The style of the book is unusual but very effective. The narrator, Death, leads through Liesel's life with a light-hearted tone that makes some of the difficult moments easier to bear. Each chapter begins with a little list of what's to come. Some, but not all, of the deaths of characters are announced long before they happen, a unique method of plotting but it really works. Somehow, knowing that a particular character was going to die and even how they were going to die, well in advance, was a relief to me as a reader and I was able to relax into the reading, rather than feeling the tension of knowing that something bad was coming, but not knowing what it was. I found this book such a pleasure to read. It's beautifully written. I fell in love with several of the characters, was amused, moved and shocked during reading and I cried a little at the end. I highly recommend it. It has definitely moved into my personal list of beloved books. I suspect that it may be a book that people will still be talking about and recommending for years to come. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kindle edition: perfect formatting and no typos or errors. Download it now! :)