The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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Re: The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
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Carpe Diem!
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Did anyone else stare into space for a few minutes? I sat there not wanting to let go of the book, however I also didn't have the strength to reread.
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From a historical fiction perspective, I really appreciated that this story showed what life was like in Nazi Germany for German citizens, especially those who did not agree with the Nazi's treatment of the Jewish people. This book helped to shed light on life inside Nazi Germany which helps to paint a more accurate picture of history. I hope that this book also makes it way onto the required readings for many schools.
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I heard him speak about the book when it was first released, and he admitted he didn't know why it was classified as a young adult book. I don't really feel that it is -- the subject and writing is much more mature then someone might expect.
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I also enjoyed the perspective of the child protagonist. I found Liesel’s journey to understand the war and the Holocaust very real and interesting. Her life is greatly impacted by the horrors of the war, but in her innocence she still things that it is good that Germany is winning until she slowly learns the truth.
I enjoyed reading The Book Thief! It is an easy and entertaining read with important historical perspectives.
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I've read novels about WWII and the Holocaust before, but never one from the perspective of everyday Germans living under the Nazi regime. The whole time I was reading this book, a quote from the Captain America movie kept going through my head: "People forget that the first country Hitler invaded was his own."
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The narrator tells us a less known another side of the Nazi Germany, the side of the little people who are trying to survive in the shadow of war and Nazi atrocities and suffering from poverty and deprivation. One can't not to but sympathize with Liesel and her friends, but at least their weren't victims to the Nazi's greased murder machine. Suffice to say I felt more for the Jewish victims which all of a sudden their world fell apart. The narrator mentions the death marches (Auschwitz and such) and even he is shocked about that. Death notes at the end of the book that he always understates the human race (and with a good reason it seems) and concludes: "I am haunted by humans".
Something to think about: Indeed it wasn't easy to live in Germany during the holocaust era, but it was much worse for the Jew and the other victims.
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Words I can use to describe the first book:
Fantastic - exciting - moving - moving - stunning - breathtaking and stop the heart.
This book, from the first few pages, was easily to my favorites list.
Reasons why this book is one of my favorites - if not my favorite, I still consider:
- Simple but captivating narrative;
- Development of bright and realistic characters, easy to get to our hearts and have them beat in the hands of the narrator - in this case, death;
- Views and unique and interesting perspectives;
- A simple idea finely developed with many realistic and appealing ramifications.
characters -
Liesel: bold, suffers some insecurities but under the circumstances in which it is able to develop quite well. Your best friend, Rudy, always helps her to overcome some insecurities that you appear on the way, and they complement each other well.
Rudy: best friend Liesel, waiting to be something else, but unfortunately - and one of the things most of the heart to the end of the book - was their romance did not bloom ever, remained stagnant, however, without losing the beauty of childhood and preadolescence.
Pink & Hans: doting parents who go through an increasingly difficult situation as the war will drag. At a time when everybody is struggling more and more to stay above the level of poverty, Hans finds himself drawn into a difficult situation, especially for a past event in the First War. From there, their moral and good nature prevented him from following the Führer's designs eyes closed, remaining alert and aware of the atrocities committed to the Jews during WWII. But, of course, a person can not run constantly without getting caught, and one day, bad luck knocks on his door. Rose, meanwhile, is the kind of person who goes to your loved-ones of insulting and warmly; but do not be fooled! It is a woman who loves his family with all his heart, a real mother hen that does not look the means to safeguard the interests of the family and does everything to protect their, especially in crisis and risk situations.
To summarize my opinion of the book:
I found nothing that could adversely affect the book. I tend to be picky, I admit I bought the book without reading reviews, I bought just because I had heard a lot about it and I thought it was all just excitement, as with many bestsellers that do not deserve all the credit given to them. But The Book Thief, deserves respect and some more. Markus Zusak created a masterpiece of literature, not stand out mainly in terms of originality, but to be appealing on several criteria that I find important to evaluate a work.
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I'm not sure why I was so late into getting into the book, I had heard about it before but I never really picked it up...
Anyways-
True, at the beginning I was kind of weary to get started, especially when I realized how the style of writing was:
Narrated by Death.
But truthfully, I was really happy that I could get farther into the book. It was so powerful dealing with topics such as love and loss, and after I finished reading it, I was literally attached and stuck to the book for a year.
I hope that everyone finds a chance to read this book, it truly is amazing