This book, for me, is one of those difficult to classify books. It is set out as normal, and as I'd picked it up from the children's section of the bookshop, I presumed it was a teen book. It is, and could be read as just a novel, without any deep thought, but I for one had to "digest" each section as I read it. It is a very thought provoking book. There are few books written about second world war events from the German viewpoint, that is probably what sets this book apart for me. It is a very easy book to read, and there are lovely sections where one of the characters writes for the "Book Thief", and the text shows exactly what he produced.
I loved this book , and will look for Zusak's other book.
HERE IS A SMALL FACT
YOU ARE GOING TO DIE
1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding it's breath.
Death has never been busier.
Leisel, a nine year old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street.
Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Leisel steals books. This is her story and the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.
SOME MORE IMPORTANT INFORMATION
THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH.
It's a story, about:
a girl
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an accordionist
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some fanatical Germans
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a Jewish fist fighter
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and quite a lot of thievery.
ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW
DEATH WILL VISIT THE BOOK THIEF THREE TIMES....
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/markuszusak/
Labels: Young adult
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