Book Review #6

Book Review #6

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

"I wanted to tell the book thief many things about beauty and brutality. But what could I tell her about those things that she didn't already know? I wanted to explain that I was constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race- that rarely do I ever simply estimate it. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, how its words and stories so damning and brilliant."

          

         This book was beautifully written, enticing, and just over all amazing. There aren't many The Book Thief's in the world and when you find one you don't really want to let it go. The first time I read this book (I have now read it many times) I didn't want to go anywhere without it. It was just the idea that I had something something so beautiful so close to me all the time. 

         This book was set in Germany during World War II and having never been there I can't say Zusak captured their world perfectly, or that he described the town to perfection, but I can say that this author was able to create a town so heartbreaking-ly breathtaking it was more real than any other place I've ever personally been to. It was interesting seeing the second world war through an average German citizens eyes. In school I was taught that Germany was the bad guy in World War II, but this book opened my eyes to the realization that, just like in any situation, there are a thousand different stories in one.

         The narration was brilliant, setting was extremely believable, and the descriptions, as well as emotions, were off the charts. I fell in love with this book from the first page. Definitely a must read.

My Rating: 5/5

                            -Sarah Elisabeth          

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