The Book Thief has been reviewed many times over. I bet everything that could be said about it, already has been. But... as a Jew, reading this book, I feel obligated to add in my two cents. So bear with me. This is going to be a very personal review. In fact, it's going to speak largely about thing...
Do we need another Holocaust story?The Holocaust was horrible. I doubt anyone will argue otherwise. Even those who claim it was nothing special are redundant. No massacre was as systematic and well-organized as this. The Holocaust comes with built-in emotional appeals, so you can’t blame me for bein...
A book which has-Death as the narrator-Story revolves in Germany during second world war-Girl loses his brother in the first 10 pages- and so onI can't think any other scenario where a book can be more gloomy. But, only later I found that I was reading one which is easily the best I read in the whol...
This book stayed with me after I finished and even followed me into sleep. Last night I dreamed of a land where there were bombings and people were running. Books were drifting in the air, blown apart and sometimes on fire. I can see why the reviews for this book are mixed. I think the way that Zusa...
This book was very different from most of the genres that I read(mystery, thrillers, and dramas). However, I was intrigued by the wonderful reviews and " you gotta read this" posts so I added it to my " to read" list. Recently, my friend started reading it and asked me to join her. I was initially i...
This is another story about World War II, with a different view.This book describes a part of history that we would like to forget, but never should.This story captures the joy and heartbreak of a horrible time in history and how people endure,describing the war from a young girl's perspective.It is...
I finally read The Book Thief after one of my friends lent me her copy of the book. I was expecting to either love it or hate it. But I'm somewhere in the middle. It wasn't a bad book. But it wasn't amazing either. I thought the writing was the best part. Admittedly, a few times it was too showy, ...
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