I have always been wary of reading books that are counted on as classics because somehow they come with a baggage of heightened expectations and mostly fail to work the charm. Contrary to my belief, Book Thief by Markus Zusak turned out to be something that I wanted to read over and over again. When I was looking for a book to read for myself on Bookchor.com, suddenly I came across Book Theif, and that too at a reasonable price. I didn’t have to think twice and grabbed the book. And here I am with Book Thief review.
Book Thief by Markus Zusak – Review
The book takes off on a different note wherein we get to see a beautiful amalgamation of prose and poetry. It gives the impression that the author is talking about different people or different aspects of the same person but pinpointing what it would be is difficult. Nor would the author leave a space to guess how the plot is going to take a turn. And there comes the main plot taking us to a realm of pain, despair, and empathy coupled with the excitement of having something that the whole world is looking forward to.
The book is the best I have read of late. Liesel, our book thief holds the string of our hearts and plays with so much ease that we forget whether to sing along or weep for her.
Liesel the fighter
Liesel has been subjected to too many inequitable scenarios, that her stealing the book would create a feeling of amusement in the readers. She doesn’t talk to the readers but she communicated much more with her actions.
She doesn’t give up but she makes us want her to finally give up and rest. She is a character who would livee with us once we start reading the books. She reminded me of Tess of Drurbrvilles and Scarlette o Hara. Book Thief review is never complete without mentioning them.
Overall the book is an entertaining, engaging yet painful read.
About Bookchor
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That's a nice review you have shared. I like reading different ind of genres these days. This sounds lie a good read. Let me see if I can get this one.
Thanks for reviewing about this classic by Markus Zusak. It is a nice read but how many pages it has? I like to read small to middle number of paged books. Also thanks for telling about Book chor my son is an avid reader so will check for him.
This is a tragic and a very beautiful story, in this book we see that the death itself is narrating the story as it follows a girl ' Liesel Meminger' during world war 2 in Germany . she lost her brother and steals her very first book during the journey towards her foster parents.
The book looks interesting to read. The combination of prose and poetry makes it all the more interesting to pick. Thank you for sharing about Bookchor will definitely explore this.
Bookchor is a great option for people like us who wish to reach more books, I am heading to their page right away.
I have read this book a decade ago, however the memories came flashing back the minute I read this review. What a great plot and narration. One of the classics, glad to know about the Bookchor.
This book seems very interesting. thanks for this awesome book suggestion. would love to get my hands on,
This book looks like very interesting & i am surely going to read it. THanks for the honest review.
I've had The Book Thief for a long time but haven't had time to read it. Book Chor is great for readers to get books at reasonable price. I don't mind second-hand ones.
The had heard about the book thief a lot and after reading your review I want to get my copy asap. Getting it on kindle now
It does seems like an interesting read. But I would like to appreciate yo for your choice of woeds. – "She doesn't talk to the readers but she communicated much more with her actions." Loved the way you used Talk and Communicated to convey your message.
It is a unique thing that book thief book is a combination of poetry and prose. I am sure reading this book is a different experience. I did not heard about bookchor.com before. will check out this for sure. thanks for sharing about it dear.
Wow! I really want to read this book and as you mentioned there are beautiful poetries which expressed the emotions, I will surely get my copy.