The Book Thief

The Book Thief is one of the most beautiful and soul-touching books I’ve ever read. Markus Zusak takes an incredibly hard and painful subject and tells it with such tenderness, depth, and sensitivity that it stays with you long after you’ve finished. Every character feels alive, every moment is written with emotion, and the storytelling is simply breathtaking. I loved everything about this book, it’s a rare gem that moves you, changes you, and stays in your heart forever.

A nine year old girl,Liesel Meminger, was being brought to Himmel Street in Molchang town along with her younger brother by her mother to be handed over to foster parents at Himmel Street in Molching town. Unfortunately, her six year old younger brother dies during travel, forcing them to cremate the body with the help of railway guards and some graveyard diggers at a cemetery. Here the young Leslie finds a "The Gravedigger's Handbook" which she picksup and keeps with her without any one noticing.On an occasion her intrest in reading books is noticed by her foster father Hans Hubermann and later on a different occasion by one Ilsa Hermann (The Mayor's wife) while stealing a book during an anti-semitic mass book burning by Germans.Later whem Leslie visits Ilsa Hermann to collect laundry on behalf of her mother,she lets Liesel in to her house & shows her huge book shelfs, with a permission to read them and also going soft on Liesel's stealing books from her house at certain times. She is also encouraged by Max Vandenburg(The Jew,who is in to hiding in Huberman's place under their careful protection) in both reading and writing. On the whole " The Book Thief " by Markus Zusak is an outstanding book.It's different in many ways.On one side,if it's the narration that grips reader, then on the other side, it's about the storytelling,which is both confusing and interesting.Strangely, the story is narrated by death in all fairness and in a human way. Here, the reader is foretold about the unfolding of characters in advance.Whether it's the death of the Pilot,Rudy Steiner, or that of Hans & Rosa Huberman etc the writer tells you in advance while simultaneously bringing there presence in the story which definitely is a page turner not only towards forward pages but also towards backward pages,just to fall in track with the storyline or to clear the confusion that had arisen.The Nazis domination in Germany during WWII ,their tyranny on Jews and their suffering etc are very vividly brought out.The mention of athletic king "Jesse Owens", the long awaited innocent request kiss of Rudy Steiner with Lesilie that never comes up when he was alive,The Love between Leslie and her foster father(Hans Hubermann) Leslie and Max Vandenburg,The hardships and the integrity with which the Huberman's family protects Max Vandenburg etc all makes a wonderful reading.

Everything was good except the book was a bit damaged around the bottom right corner. Else it was good.

The Book Thief completely mesmerised me from start to finish. The writing is powerful and beautifully narrated, keeping you hooked throughout. It pulls you deep into the essence of the story and leaves a lasting impact long after it ends.

Searched everywhere for this particular cover at a reasonable price and couldn't find it. Finally spotted it on Amazon. · Delivery condition was perfect. · Pages are not white but yellowish which is not a problem at all. · 556 pages. · Print, binding, and page quality are all good. · The cover is beautiful. Other versions with lesser price are available in the market, but 556 pages for 344 rs. is completely reasonable. No complaints at all. If you just want to read the book, the cheaper edition works. But if you're a collector or someone who wants this cover specifically, go for it.

Really worth for the cover quality is really awesome can trust and buy

WW fictions always stimulate a different kind of interest in me. I'm not at a pro level in reading this genre but read only a few. At this point, quite obviously, The Book Thief caught my attention few months back and have got my inquisitive eyes upto the last word only a couple of days back. I have cried. It has torn my heart apart. . Just to write the story in brief and add a few sentences regarding my opinion is not what the book deserves when subjected to talk about. There is much more. Imagine you are leaving your parents and home at the age of 9 just because your father being 'kommunistisch' and not supporting the dictatorship. That's what the situation of Liesel Meminger, the protagonist, when she was made upto live with her foster parents and her little brother died in train, in front of her eyes. The story starts. . A lot of good and bad things happen with Liesel, just like in our daily lives, make her to grow up mentally, emotionally which are bound to held the reader's attention in tight grip. The wailing of war affected helpless people is all over throughout the book along with the merriment and flattery gleaning of the dictator. . Among these what prevails is the humanity. It shows how a genuine kindness doesn't get affected by any excuse of fear or something. It shows how to love a person unconditionally irrespective of race, age, gender, relationship. It shows how our default inner being is immaculate and full of love and kindness until we violate it by our so called 'growth' and 'elderliness'. Plus there is the power of words which are described masterfully by the author in two alternate ways. . Its really difficult to express my thoughts on "The Book Thief" in small space. The importance and impact of being kind is what we should learn. The book is enough to question our so called 'humanity'. . Although some people says that this book is only to get hype by manipulating the readers emotionally, I don't agree with this point of view. I think its worthy to feel a bit of sadness and pain, atleast through the words, of the poor people affected by the ruthlessness and warmonging nature of vile people. And if you think deeper you can see the picture is quite same even today. Power is ruling all over and persecuting common people and classified them according to the amount of money the people have. . The book is loud and subtle at the same time. There is so much into the lines and so much between the lines. The writing is an artistry. And the message is quite clear. If you really assimilate the book you will definitely think twice before being unkind to people around you.

Going by its volume, The Book thief is definitely a huge book. But it won't feel huge since it keeps you hooked from the beginning till the very end. There may be times when you know that the characters' lives are ultimately doomed, but the optimism sparkling through tiny beautiful moments do not let you feel that way. There are a lot of characters, but you develop a relationship with each one of them as you progress through the book. Laughing and crying with them, feeling pity for them or getting angry at the inhuman behavior of the Nazi government at that time are some of the emotions I experienced while reading this book. Do give it a read as "When Death narrates a story, you really have to listen!"

very excited to read! hear lots of great things about it

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A wonderful story I could not put the book down until the end.

It’s a dark story yet beautiful. The only complaint I have, is that death(the narrator) could’ve been more elegant in its descriptions. I would say that the book is close to a masterpiece 😁

The book came an hour late but that’s okay it came in an amazing condition very good Amazon