![]() ![]() But in times of war there are many threats and the lives of Liesel, her family and friends will never be the same. One day, Rosa asks Liesel to deliver laundry to the Mayor and Ilsa invites Liesel to go to her library and tells that she can visit her to read whenever she wants. Meanwhile Hans hides the Jewish Max Vandenburg, who is the son of a deceased friend that saved his life in the war, in the basement of his house and Liesel becomes his friend. So, The Book Thief already wasnt my favorite book-it was pretty good I gave it three stars. Because of its violence and disturbing scenes and themes, The Book Thief is more suited to older children, teenagers and adults. It is a very well-acted and moving story. message 1: by deleted user (new) 09:34PM. The Book Thief is a drama based on the Markus Zusak novel about a young girl growing up in Nazi Germany. During a Nazi speech where the locals are forced to burn books in a bonfire, Liesel recovers one book for her and the Mayor's wife Ilsa Hermann witnesses her action. Comments Showing 1-30 of 30 (30 new) post a comment ยป. When Hans discovers that Liesel cannot read, he teaches her using her book and Liesel becomes an obsessed reader. Liesel befriends her next door neighbor, the boy Rudy Steiner, and they go together to the school. 342 Reviews Hide Spoilers Sort by: Filter by Rating: 9/10 WW 2 from a child's perspective drjgardner 16 November 2013 Those familiar with the 2005 award winning and best-selling novel by Australian author Markus Zusak will not be disappointed with the theatrical version which differs from the book in only minor details. Her stepmother, Rosa Hubermann, is a rude but caring woman and her stepfather, Hans Hubermann, is a simple kind-hearted man. Liesel is delivered to a foster family in a small town and later she learns that her mother left her because she is a communist. Her mother buries the boy in a cemetery by the tracks and Liesel picks up a book, "The Gravediggers Handbook", which was left on the grave of her brother and brings it with her. It is a modern realistic work, where the characters (fictional) and incidents (some real while other fictional) reinforce the message the author wants to convey using the story of the. This haunting war drama strikes the same emotional chord as The Book Thief. One is the son of a Nazi commandant and the other a Jewish boy in a concentration camp nearby. It tells the tale of friendship between two young boys. In 1938, the young girl Liesel Meminger is traveling by train with her mother and her younger brother when he dies. The Book Thief is a novel set in Nazi Germany which relates the story of a word lover girl who seeks refuge in books when human beings fall short of humanity. Like The Book Thief, this heartbreaking movie set in the Holocaust. ![]()
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