The Book Thief

By the time this book finishes, Leisl, Rudi and the Hubermanns will feel like people you have known and loved forever.Leisl's story is both heartbreaking and beautiful.Given up to foster care by an impoverished, Communist mother during the Third Reich, ten year old Leisl is taught to read, to trust and to love by her foster father, Hans Hubermann.As she learns and grows, she touches other lives through her love for words.The narrator does a marvelous job with the voices and German accents--they do not sound like caricatures, but like real people.Zusak's writing is unique and elegant.He has a very sensory style that I found very appealing.He writes the kind of sentences that you notice for the quality of the language as well as the thought expressed.I did not want this book to end.

This book didnt move me like some of the others in this genre. I do agree that the power of words is stronger than the sword and we should watch our media today and what they are telling us. This book was narrated by "Death" which I found to be an interesting twist, but all in all it was just a so-so book for me.

Told from Death's viewpoint. I read this book at a friend's recommendation. She had difficulty describing it, but said it was one of the best books she had ever read, and she couldn't put it down.I agree completely.It is difficult to explain it in a way that encourages you to read it, but I will say this: I am very interested in stories, fact or fiction, that are placed in Nazi-era Germany because I am looking for how the German people found their own ways to rebel against the Nazi regime. The Book Thief became part of the fabric of my life over the week or so that it took me to listen to it, and I felt a bit empty when it was finished. It will change you for the better, and help you see that even in Nazi Germany, fathers loved their daughters, mothers loved their sons and it is in human nature to do good even when faced with severe punishment.

What a gem!Beautifully written!The imagery, pacing, the dialogue!The character building!All of it is so delightful. The icing on the cake is Allan Corduner's narration.A perfect match of talent and substance I found mesmerizing With this book alone, Zusak had earned the right to stand with master story tellers Frank Delaney, John Irving, andColm T?ib?n! And more!

What did you love best about The Book Thief?The Narrator, both the written narrator's Character and the Audible Narrator's performance.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Book Thief?Seriously with this question?Audible, you are just ASKING for spoilers.The part where Bruce Willis is the ghost.What about Allan Corduner’s performance did you like?His dark dry voice, foreboding humor (when called for), and his subtle character portrayals. If you could take any character from The Book Thief out to dinner, who would it be and why?Max because I think he could use it.Any additional comments?This book was beautiful.I am a nearly 30 year old man and I wept openly in public while listening to this book on the subway.The language flows like poetry, but it never feels pretentious.As an audiobook it is even more beautiful because the Narrator performs so marvelously.It is like theater.He brings a power to his role that I think would be missing if you only read it yourself.

This a beautifully written book about a young girl who is sent to live in Munich with strangers that could provide for her during WW II. The first half of the book is character driven and how non military Germans lived during the war. Even though they were surrounded by strife and hunger, this story showes that even in the throes of war it is still possible to forge very special relationships through love and kindness. The second half is more about the war and how so many people were terribly affected by such a gruesome regimen, and having to live everyday with the fear of being bombed.I normally steer clear of books about this horrible atrocity, however, I was convinced by so many wonderful reviews that I had to give it a chance. Thank goodness I did, this is a wonderful story about complicated relationships, and the passion for the written word. The narrator did an excellent job with the characters voices and helped to add to each vivid personality. Definitely credit worthy.

I was drawn in enough to finish the book.But it was not entertaining nor was it informative. The writing style is unusual since everything is viewed through the eyes of a "soul gatherer." This person collects the souls fromall the dead bodies.Since this takes place during the 2nd world war in Germany, the gatherer is very busy.He does however take time out to tell the rather sad story of a little girl who learns how to read and has to steal books to feed her passion.If you are fluent in German, it would be much more interesting since many of the passages are in German with translations for those who are not fluent.Narrator is top notch.

I bought this book on my wife's recommendation, and all of the strong reviews it got.I read through about a third of the book and never made a connection with the book . I kept hoping to get engaged, but never did.Just too slow a book for me.

I don't mean to be rude...but really? This book came very highly recommended and I felt that it was very mediocre. I never really bought in to the characters and felt almost no emotion at the end. I wanted to like it. The narrator was pretty good except for his voice for the kids. He picked the most bratty/snotty sounding voice which became quite annoying.