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The Book Thief
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bookshelves: grief, historical-fiction, read-in-2020, world-war-ii
Jul 02, 2020
bookshelves: grief, historical-fiction, read-in-2020, world-war-ii
Gosh, this took me an age to read. What a huge disappointment too. I'm not sure why it's so well rated and regarded, maybe because of its content? I don't know. It can't be because it's beautifully written or because it's a great story, because it's not. It never really got going and never really went anywhere either, heck, the narrative never even made it to the end of the war! An arduous read that was overlong, overblown and, ultimately, left me feeling underwhelmed.
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Reading Progress
November 1, 2018
– Shelved as:
to-read
(Kindle Edition)
November 1, 2018
– Shelved
(Kindle Edition)
May 12, 2020
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Started Reading
May 12, 2020
– Shelved
July 2, 2020
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Finished Reading
July 4, 2020
– Shelved as:
grief
July 4, 2020
– Shelved as:
historical-fiction
July 4, 2020
– Shelved as:
read-in-2020
July 4, 2020
– Shelved as:
world-war-ii
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rated it 4 stars
May 22, 2020 05:58AM
Great book HP. I hope you are enjoying it?
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Thanks for this H.P.! I thought something was wrong with me because I didn't like it at all...
Leila wrote: "Great book HP. I hope you are enjoying it?"Didn't get on so well with this one, Leila. I found it all rather a bit drab. Evidently though, I'm in the minority. Glad you enjoyed it!
Ke* wrote: "Thanks for this H.P.! I thought something was wrong with me because I didn't like it at all..."Yup, certainly a damp squib. Overrated and over-hyped. I've downgraded to a two-star rating now on second reflection. Thumbs down for this one.
Swaroop wrote: "One of my favourite books. Happy reading, HP!"Glad you enjoyed it, Swaroop but sadly, it wasn't for me. I found in largely underwhelming. Don't think I'll be rushing to read any more of Zusak's novels.
