"I am Haunted by Humans"
-Death.
The saying at the start would give you a great idea of what "The Book Thief" will talk about. The Book Thief is a beautiful story covering the life of a small girl; her hardships and her infinite love for reading books. The book is a Novel Historian fiction that revolves around the lives of people during the Nazi- German war.
Why this book?
I am someone who hated Social Studies throughout her life and reading a historical referenced book was somewhat really weird for me. The hype of the book made me want to read it. Trust me I won't lie I did get bored while reading this, but sooner or later I developed a sense of bond with the book.
The book covers a variety of genres including political, fiction, romance and mystery. The fact that the book is narrated by DEATH itself, symbolizes to the infinite deaths that are caused by wars. The book talks about the life of Liesel and her rough back story.
Liesel is left by her own birth mother to foster parents. She faced tragedies from the very start of her life. At first, she finds it hard to adjust at her new house, but with time she gets acquainted with the place and her family members. She starts reading and stealing books from different people but mostly from the Mayor's wife.
Liesel meets a lot of people who gradually form a different character:
- Hans Huberman who is Liesel's foster father teaches her to real and play. He also plays an accordion.
- Rudy who is Liesel's lover, falls for her innocence and beauty. Gradually the two fall in love.
- Max who is a Jewish man lived in their basement hidden from the Nazis.
What I loved about the book?
The book is a piece of art that has been woven beautifully besides the tragedies that takes place in the book. Liesel's relationships with different characters have been portrayed really well. Rudy and Liesel's love story elevates when they both start falling in love with each other. The old love school romance is something that would make you ship them together. The small gestures and the firsts are the highlight of their love story.
NOTE: Most of the things I have already covered before but being a fast reader the book might be a little bit boring at the start. But the book will start producing it's effect on you over time and you will get hooked up. The beautiful illustrations and the plot gets an extra star from me.
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Thankyou for reading. You made my day. <3
