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The Book Thief by: Markus Zusak List Price: £7.99 Childrens Toy Shop 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: 8 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Should I read this book?You have questions, of course... So, should I read this book, "The Book Thief"? Is it any good? Is it yet another depressing book about Nazis and Jews and the Second World War? What is this all about - Death as the narrator - sounds contrived... I had seen this book, gracing the shelves in bookshops and, to be honest, was attracted by the cover but not sure that I wanted to read another novel about the horrors of the Holocaust. I went with my first instinct - the cover felt right... This book is not a harrowing hike through the charnel houses of 1940's Europe. It is a simple tale of the trivia which make up human lives. It is moving and rich and captures the simplicity of childhood, the joy of friendship and the love ... Read More: Rating:  - Very hard to readThis book is very hard to read. The writer tried so hard to tell us the story from the point of view of a ghost, and tried very hard to be inventive, as some reviewers said. But it is NOT. In recent years, we have got the American Beauty which is written exactly the same way. This is a bad copy at that. From the pure literary point of view, this is a bad book, because of these factors: the narrator is too remote, and unbelievable, the story is weak for the readers. It is anything but engaging. There is no urge in me when I turned the pages. If it is not for the fact that I paid for it, I would not go beyond page 50. So it is definitely not a page-turner. The writer also tried very hard to give the book a mood of depression. ... Read More: Rating: - Beatiful bookMy mum gave me this book to read, which is usual a bad sign, but I have throughly enjoyed it. Death is the narrator, which should be depressing, but in a weird way it's uplifting. It's a wonderful story about an horrific time and I'm surprised by how much I loved it! Rating:  - I dont really understand why this is a bestsellerI usually buy bestsellers and books with good Amazon reviews because I trust the majority's opinion. However, I honestly dont understand what's so amazing about 'The Book Thief'. I personally would not recommend this book. What I liked about it is the beginning (which is quite rare) it seemed so unique and magical. I fell in love with the idea of Death being the narrator and couldnt wait to find out what Mr Grim Reaper had to say. But of all the stories Death could have told us, sadly he chose a pretty boring one. Actually I dont think it's the story itself was boring (because I guess the events of Nazi Germany are quite interesting, if that's the right word to describe them) I just dont think that this story needed all 554 pages it was given. ... Read More: Rating:  - Unusual, really good.I liked this book. It wasn't the best written novel i've ever read but i still coudn't put it down. It's really unusual but it works. I'd highly recommend reading it. |
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