In my opinion, The Book Thief is a really good book. I really like the idea of the narrator being death (even though I haven't been officially told this in the book), and how it takes a really dark time in history and makes it humorous but serious at the same time. I really like how the author chose to have it about the family that took a Jew in, not your typical Holocaust book, written about the actual Jew. I think it is a great book to really learn about both sides of the story. The author does a good job of explaining how dangerous the situation is for these characters.
On pages 204, it tells us about how dangerous this situation is. "'Next.' He had to remain hard, and he needed to strain for it. 'They'll take you away from me. Do you want that?' She was crying now, in earnest. 'Nein.' 'Good.' His grip on her hand tightened. 'They'll drag that man up there away, and maybe, Mama and me too- and we'll never come back.' And that did it."
I really like this quote because it tells us the reality of what will happen to the characters if they are caught, in a serious tone, and it's easy for the reader to understand. The first part of the conversation started with Papa telling Liesel that he will burn her books if she tells anyone. It starts off not as serious, then when the harsh truth come our about what is to come for their family if they're ever caught is really shocking for Liesel and she is able to understand that she really can't tell anyone. It allows for a lot of suspense for what to come in the remainder of the book.
this bok sounds really interesting. i like to read about the holocaust. this book sounds like a good book to read
ReplyDeleteI agree that it was cool to get a different perspective on the holocaust than from a soldier; not many books are written from the perspective of Jews/civilians that are on the topic of the holocaust.
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