Long.Depressing.Inticng. These are words that describe Markus Zusak's masterpiece The Book Thief. This novel takes place in a small German town during Hitler's reign.Leisel lives with her foster parents. She starts stealing books from book burnings and the mayors wife.Also,her family hides a Jew,adding to the ever present danger! Overall,this book was enjoyable.Some of the morals are questionable,such as the young child's thievery and some of the language used by many of the characters.This is one of those books that defiantly need to be taken into historical context to be fully appreciated. There where some parts on this that were somewhat hard to read through,but I was glad I did.This is not a happy read for sure,and I recommend it for readers who have a sense of digression! Overall,I liked this book and will read more of Zusak's novels in the future!
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