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# The Book Thief

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Book Thief, The (10th AE) : Penguin, Penguin, Penguin, Zusak Markus': desertcart.in: Books

Review: A book which is confusing but interesting. - A nine year old girl,Liesel Meminger, was being brought to Himmel Street in Molchang town along with her younger brother by her mother to be handed over to foster parents at Himmel Street in Molching town. Unfortunately, her six year old younger brother dies during travel, forcing them to cremate the body with the help of railway guards and some graveyard diggers at a cemetery. Here the young Leslie finds a "The Gravedigger's Handbook" which she picksup and keeps with her without any one noticing.On an occasion her intrest in reading books is noticed by her foster father Hans Hubermann and later on a different occasion by one Ilsa Hermann (The Mayor's wife) while stealing a book during an anti-semitic mass book burning by Germans.Later whem Leslie visits Ilsa Hermann to collect laundry on behalf of her mother,she lets Liesel in to her house & shows her huge book shelfs, with a permission to read them and also going soft on Liesel's stealing books from her house at certain times. She is also encouraged by Max Vandenburg(The Jew,who is in to hiding in Huberman's place under their careful protection) in both reading and writing. On the whole " The Book Thief " by Markus Zusak is an outstanding book.It's different in many ways.On one side,if it's the narration that grips reader, then on the other side, it's about the storytelling,which is both confusing and interesting.Strangely, the story is narrated by death in all fairness and in a human way. Here, the reader is foretold about the unfolding of characters in advance.Whether it's the death of the Pilot,Rudy Steiner, or that of Hans & Rosa Huberman etc the writer tells you in advance while simultaneously bringing there presence in the story which definitely is a page turner not only towards forward pages but also towards backward pages,just to fall in track with the storyline or to clear the confusion that had arisen.The Nazis domination in Germany during WWII ,their tyranny on Jews and their suffering etc are very vividly brought out.The mention of athletic king "Jesse Owens", the long awaited innocent request kiss of Rudy Steiner with Lesilie that never comes up when he was alive,The Love between Leslie and her foster father(Hans Hubermann) Leslie and Max Vandenburg,The hardships and the integrity with which the Huberman's family protects Max Vandenburg etc all makes a wonderful reading.
Review: Wow - Great read, thats all I can say. You may read a book review to get more insight on this. Its such a creative way of writing, I was so impressed with this.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 1909531618 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #929 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Historical Holocaust Fiction for Young Adults #1 in Military & War Historical Fiction for Young Adults #4 in Children's Historical Fiction (Books) |
| Country of Origin  | India |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (31,408) |
| Dimensions  | 12.8 x 3.9 x 19.7 cm |
| Edition  | 10th Anniversary |
| Generic Name  | BOOK |
| ISBN-10  | 9781909531611 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1909531611 |
| Importer  | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Item Weight  | 429 g |
| Language  | English |
| Net Quantity  | 500.00 Grams |
| Packer  | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Print length  | 200 pages |
| Publication date  | 30 September 2016 |
| Publisher  | Random House |
| Reading age  | Customer suggested age: 14 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A book which is confusing but interesting.
*by S***A on 12 September 2023*

A nine year old girl,Liesel Meminger, was being brought to Himmel Street in Molchang town along with her younger brother by her mother to be handed over to foster parents at Himmel Street in Molching town. Unfortunately, her six year old younger brother dies during travel, forcing them to cremate the body with the help of railway guards and some graveyard diggers at a cemetery. Here the young Leslie finds a "The Gravedigger's Handbook" which she picksup and keeps with her without any one noticing.On an occasion her intrest in reading books is noticed by her foster father Hans Hubermann and later on a different occasion by one Ilsa Hermann (The Mayor's wife) while stealing a book during an anti-semitic mass book burning by Germans.Later whem Leslie visits Ilsa Hermann to collect laundry on behalf of her mother,she lets Liesel in to her house & shows her huge book shelfs, with a permission to read them and also going soft on Liesel's stealing books from her house at certain times. She is also encouraged by Max Vandenburg(The Jew,who is in to hiding in Huberman's place under their careful protection) in both reading and writing. On the whole " The Book Thief " by Markus Zusak is an outstanding book.It's different in many ways.On one side,if it's the narration that grips reader, then on the other side, it's about the storytelling,which is both confusing and interesting.Strangely, the story is narrated by death in all fairness and in a human way. Here, the reader is foretold about the unfolding of characters in advance.Whether it's the death of the Pilot,Rudy Steiner, or that of Hans & Rosa Huberman etc the writer tells you in advance while simultaneously bringing there presence in the story which definitely is a page turner not only towards forward pages but also towards backward pages,just to fall in track with the storyline or to clear the confusion that had arisen.The Nazis domination in Germany during WWII ,their tyranny on Jews and their suffering etc are very vividly brought out.The mention of athletic king "Jesse Owens", the long awaited innocent request kiss of Rudy Steiner with Lesilie that never comes up when he was alive,The Love between Leslie and her foster father(Hans Hubermann) Leslie and Max Vandenburg,The hardships and the integrity with which the Huberman's family protects Max Vandenburg etc all makes a wonderful reading.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow
*by S***N on 30 November 2025*

Great read, thats all I can say. You may read a book review to get more insight on this. Its such a creative way of writing, I was so impressed with this.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Overall very Good..but a little bit damaged
*by S***A on 16 August 2025*

Everything was good except the book was a bit damaged around the bottom right corner. Else it was good.

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