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The Book Thief
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•°Ģ○●� “HERE IS A SMALL FACT °●○•°�
You are going to die�.
•°Ģ○●� A Reassuring Announcement °●○•°�
Please be calm, despite that previous threat.
I am all bluster-
I am not violent. I am not malicious.
I am a result.�
-Death.
Like the Book thief thought, “Words are so heavy�. I have not enough words to write a GOOD review on this book.
But one thing is for sure:
I've never seen anything written like this before.
I’m a lover of happy ending but what can you expect from a book whose narrator is the Death itself???
Who says, “It kills me sometimes, how people die.�
Who has a heart,“Even death has a heart.�
“My heart is so tired�
Who appreciates humans, “Still, they have one thing I envy. Humans, if nothing else, have the good sense to die.�
“I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race - that rarely do I ever simply estimate it.�
Who cares for the children,“Five hundred souls, I carried them in my finger like suitcases. Or I’d throw them over my shoulder. It was only the children I carried in my arms.�
Who cries over someone’s death,“He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry.�
Who wants you to trust her,“Please, trust me, I most definitely can be cheerful. I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable. And that's only the A's. Just don't ask me to be nice. Nice has nothing to do with me.�
Who is afraid of humans, “I am haunted by humans.�
The way Markus Zusak has written this book is so phenomenal, remarkable and sensational. It’s wonderful how he has put a life in to the Death so that it can narrate a story... a story about a girl; a book thief, Lisel Meminger. She managed to write a short story on her life with the title of the book, �The Book Thief� and then it was taken away by the curious Death after a tragic incident.
I don’t know why, but in my POV the action of taking that book makes The Death a Book thief, you know!? Doesn't matter it stole only one book in the entire plot.
“You cannot be afraid, read the book. Smile at it. It's a great book-the greatest book you've ever read.�
“The point is, it didn't really matter what the book was about. It was what it meant that was important.�
You’re supposed to be in love with the strong characters of the book... and in this book that character is Death!!!
“I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.�
You are going to die�.
•°Ģ○●� A Reassuring Announcement °●○•°�
Please be calm, despite that previous threat.
I am all bluster-
I am not violent. I am not malicious.
I am a result.�
-Death.
Like the Book thief thought, “Words are so heavy�. I have not enough words to write a GOOD review on this book.
But one thing is for sure:
I've never seen anything written like this before.
I’m a lover of happy ending but what can you expect from a book whose narrator is the Death itself???
Who says, “It kills me sometimes, how people die.�
Who has a heart,“Even death has a heart.�
“My heart is so tired�
Who appreciates humans, “Still, they have one thing I envy. Humans, if nothing else, have the good sense to die.�
“I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race - that rarely do I ever simply estimate it.�
Who cares for the children,“Five hundred souls, I carried them in my finger like suitcases. Or I’d throw them over my shoulder. It was only the children I carried in my arms.�
Who cries over someone’s death,“He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry.�
Who wants you to trust her,“Please, trust me, I most definitely can be cheerful. I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable. And that's only the A's. Just don't ask me to be nice. Nice has nothing to do with me.�
Who is afraid of humans, “I am haunted by humans.�
The way Markus Zusak has written this book is so phenomenal, remarkable and sensational. It’s wonderful how he has put a life in to the Death so that it can narrate a story... a story about a girl; a book thief, Lisel Meminger. She managed to write a short story on her life with the title of the book, �The Book Thief� and then it was taken away by the curious Death after a tragic incident.
I don’t know why, but in my POV the action of taking that book makes The Death a Book thief, you know!? Doesn't matter it stole only one book in the entire plot.
“You cannot be afraid, read the book. Smile at it. It's a great book-the greatest book you've ever read.�
“The point is, it didn't really matter what the book was about. It was what it meant that was important.�
You’re supposed to be in love with the strong characters of the book... and in this book that character is Death!!!
“I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.�
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October 20, 2014
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October 20, 2014
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March 14, 2015
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March 21, 2015
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March 21, 2015
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March 21, 2015
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Mar 15, 2015 12:13PM
how is it going ? I watched movie based on it and it was amazing.
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Right now, I'm more in love with the writing style than the story itself. I've never seen anything like this before. I mean the way, Markus has written this book. Please try to read it from a physical copy. ~Strongly recommended~
(Yes! I know you're an e-reader but at-least you can try. :p)
I was planning to read it in April, and now you made this plan firm. :D I appreciate the recommendation, but it's not that I don't like physical copies, I don't have access to these. That's reason that make me e-reader. ;) :P
Haha... I am dealing with the same issue, yaar! But remember my THAT trip to Islamabad??? Lol... I bought it from there. :p :D
lol, you got the luck! :P
Zarish wrote: "awesome review!!!"Thank you, Zarish.
"Dil Se Jo Baat Nikalti Hai, Asar Rakhti Hai..." :)
Thank you, Muhammad! :)
Loved your review ❤️..How you highlighted the characteristics of death in this novel is fantastic.
Thank you for kind words, Momina. 🌼 PS- you should give this book a try. I wrote this review 8 years ago and this book still holds a special place in my heart.
Nigham wrote: "Thank you for kind words, Momina. 🌼 PS- you should give this book a try. I wrote this review 8 years ago and this book still holds a special place in my heart."I read it, about a week ago...Really loved the unique writing style✨️
