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The Book Thief by: Markus Zusak List Price: £7.99 Healthy Living Books Price: £3.86 You Save: £4.13 (52%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780552773898 ISBN: 0552773891 Label: Black Swan Manufacturer: Black Swan Number Of Pages: 560 Publication Date: January 01, 2008 Publisher: Black Swan Studio: Black Swan Sales Rank: 18 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Book Description: The story of a young German girl who steals books, of her family and the Jewish boxer hidden in their basement as they struggle to survive in Nazi Germany when the bombs begin to fall. Synopsis: 1939 - Nazi Germany - The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. Some important information - this novel is narrated by death. It's a small story, about: a girl; an accordionist; some fanatical Germans; a Jewish fist fighter; and quite a lot of thievery. Another thing you should know - death will visit the book thief three times. From the Back Cover: ‘Brilliant and hugely ambitious’ New York Times ‘Extraordinary, resonant, beautiful and angry’ Sunday Telegraph HERE IS A SMALL FACT YOU ARE GOING TO DIE 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH It’s a small story, about: a girl an accordionist some fanatical Germans a Jewish fist fighter and quite a lot of thievery. ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW DEATH WILL VISIT THE BOOK THIEF THREE TIMES About the Author: Markus Zusak, a prize-winning author, lives in Sydney with his wife and daughter. The Doubleday hardback of The Book Thief , published at the beginning of January 07, stayed in the top ten of the Sunday Times bestsellers for nine weeks. It was published to critical acclaim in Australia and in America where it reached No. 1 on the The New York Times bestsellers list. Film rights have been optioned by the makers of The Devil Wears Prada. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Disappointing!I bought this book hoping it would have something good to offer. I had to stop reading it after I was almost half way through. It is dull, depressing and frankly badly written. A waste of time and money! Rating:  - a creative and new way of writingi thought that the book thief was better then amazing, it was written so orignally and narrated quite light-heartedly even though the narratee is always percieved as a somewhat depressive character. I am usually a hard critic when it comes to books, but this book blew me away, not only did it make me smile at some points but also provoked tears at the end (this rarely ever happens to me). The Book Thief also enlightened me on the point of view from the German side in the Second World War, and made ... Read More: Rating: - Captivaing story, superbly toldMuch of this book has been reviewed and retold many times on Amazon and this alone should tell you something of furore and discussion this book has created amongst readers as well as The Book Thief's popularity. Many of the debates are about the personal enjoyment or otherwise of the story told from the perspective of Death; I suspect this is merely a private choice of third vs. first person narrative. The Book Thief is captivating and exceptionally beautiful, despite its ... Read More: Rating: - I have never read anything so heart wrenchingThis book was addictive from the very first page. I never wanted it to end. I walked around in a daze after I finished it for a few days. I just could not get the characters out of my head. I grew to love Liesel and wanted her to be my little girl, she was so real. How dreadful war torn Germany was and this book magnifies that. I left the book wanting to know more about the places mentioned and also the lives of the real people who survived that time. Markus Zusak wrote this book in a luminous and ... Read More: Rating: - One of my favourite booksThis is one of my favourite books. I found it great company. I loved it from start to finish and couldn't put it down. Markus Zusak creates beautiful characters (e.g. Liesel, Rudy, Hans Huberman etc. ) that you just fall in love with. My only slight grievance was that I would've liked to learn more about Liesel as an adult. But maybe this was because I didn't want the book to end! Overall though its a fantasic read. Highly recommended. |
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