The Book Thief Book Review

The Book Thief, written by an Australian author, Markus Zusak, is a devastatingly powerful historical-fiction novel that bears several re-readings. Being one of the greatest, most divinely-written epilogues in my school library, The Book Thief, is a soul-shattering, thought-provoking story that undoubtedly can be recommended to the young and old alike. This poignant, prolonged, but achingly sad book, is the pinnacle of contemporary historical-fiction, poised to become a classic. Phenomenally breathtaking, and inspiring, bringing nothing but anticipatory dread, this lyrical, surreal book, though depressingly morbid at times, was my “gateway” to historical-fiction. The tribulations and trials provided in the novel, had inevitable passion, perspective

Biographical- Zusak got the idea of the Book Thief from when he was writing the “I Am the Messenger” and thought about a book stealer and then thought about his parent’s life while growing up in Germany and Austria and thought about the power of words and what they were capable of doing at that time he incorporated the two ideas to get the idea of Book Thief.

Relationship to meaning: - Death, as the narrator, gives us an insight into the events surrounding Liesel that otherwise would not have been known. Also Death explains definitions, events, and other items of note.

A common misconception of Markus Zusak – author of The Book Thief – is based off the incorrect origin of which culture and religion the book came from. The man is neither German nor Jewish, two main components that show themselves significant in the writing. Although beautifully crafted and eloquent within its wording, The Book Thief is based off secondary sources (told by his mother who lived in a small German village) that take away from the noxious events surrounding the Holocaust. If there was substantial information regarding more realistic scenes than just fiction of German nature, this book would be blooming with positive aspects to review. However, because of the fabricated characters of Liesel and Rudy roaming around the pages

Many authors have written novels about to the Holocaust. Markus Zusak is no exception. However, his novel The Book Thief gives a different perspective on World War II. Rather than telling the story of a survivor or a victim, he tells the story from a German citizens point of view. Zusak tells the German point of view from the point of view of Death. In his Holocaust novel The Book Thief, Markus Zusak uses descriptive language to instill urgency and images in the reader’s head.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a story set in Germany during World War 2. This novel follows the life of Liesel Meminger, a girl who develops greatly. With Death as the all knowing narrator of the story, the reader has the ability to see various perspectives. It tells the story of oppression, portrays the power of words, and shows the human ability for kindness or cruelty. I chose to do option four, in which I have chosen important sections from the novel.

received recognition from the New York Times, Amazon, and Scholastics. Courage is by far the

In The Book Thief, Markus Zusak uses first person point of view, a dark tone and pathos to reveal the harsh reality that citizens of Germany suffered through

Death describes himself a little; he doesn't carry a scythe, or wear a black robe unless its cold, and he looks like any person. 1942 is a very busy year for him, and he needs a vacation. There are so many humans to collect and colors to see. War is not Death's best friend, as the saying goes, but more like a demanding boss. When he remembers that year he likes to think of a little beauty as well, though, so he returns to the book thief's story.

There are many books that will teach you important lessons. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak there are many lessons to be learned. Some of the lessons that the book teaches is that courage is the key to achieve anything, fear can be distracted, and Death’s kindness. These lessons are important to learn.

Markus Zusak’s historical fiction novel, The Book Thief, tells the story of the Hubermanns living in Germany during World War II. The novel focuses on a young, adopted girl, Liesel, as she grows up and must survive in difficult times. Liesel keeps her morale high during the hard times she faces through her love and friendships with Max, a Jew that the Hubermanns secretly hide in their basement, and Hans, her stepdad.

Zusak depicts deplorable conditions in Nazi Germany throughout his novel. These circumstances cause tragedies that will be remembered forever. The power of love and friendship sustains lives, as shown through Leisel’s relationships with Hans and Rudy. Suffering continues to occur through generations as it seems people do not learn from

The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak, is narrated by Death, who tells the story of Liesel Meminger. It is January 1939, and Liesel, who is about ten years old, is traveling with her mother and her little brother Werner. Liesel and Werner are taken to a town called Molching, just outside of Munich, Germany, to live with their foster parents Hans and Rosa Hubermann, because their mother was too poor to take care of them. Werner unfortunately died on the train due to poverty, hunger, coldness, and the lack of medicine to cure him of his sickness. Before Liesel arrival at Molchin, she attend her brother’s burial in a snowy graveyard. She steals The Grave Digger’s Handbook from the cemetery after

The Book Thief is the story of a nine-year-old girl Liesel Meminger who is a German girl, who lives with her foster parents during the world war 2. When her brother dies on the way of having a fever, and that's when she stole her first book “The GraveDigger's HandBook ” buried in the snow. Even though she does not know how to read, it is a suvneer of her old and better life and dead her brother. She finds a bit of her real dad in her foster dad Hans who teaches her to read and write. She also meets Rudy Steiner who becomes her best friend and falls in love with her. Liesel develops a love for book and words, which she increases

It seems sometimes like the market for young adult literature is written down to the readers, almost in a condescending manner. That is why a book like The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is so refreshing in this sea of cookie cutter romances and fantasies. While classified as a young adult novel, it deals with very serious themes. The book’s cover comes printed with this label: “It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.” It is a dark allusion to what is to come. But Zusak makes this story more accessible to the audience he is writing to and does this by creating identifiable characters, by bringing humor into