Category Archives: Markus Zusak

A Review of Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief (by Bethany)

I am slightly less annoyed with this book than I was the last time I wrote about it (which was here). It is possible at times to forget that “Death” is telling the story, although I still snorted whenever I … Continue reading

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Final Thoughts on Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief

I finished The Book Thief on the first full day of my vacation this past Friday.  It was a new and exciting experience for me: my first time “off the grid” in almost two years.  Of course, I’ve been away … Continue reading

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Update on Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief

So a million years ago, or in 2011, my friend Martha directed me to a website wherein a guy named Mark does play-by-play summaries and commentaries of various books.  Super-detailed ones.  And he once read The Book Thief.  I read … Continue reading

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And a new reading challenge begins: Early thoughts on Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief

Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief is my first book in our Numbers Challenge.  This book was released to marked fanfare in 2005.  I remember seeing it in the bookstores at the time and being infinitely disappointed that a book called … Continue reading

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