Young Adult Literature Booktalk: The Book Thief

This is a digital booktalk about The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak.

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[cutgu]

I really would have appreciated for you NOT to have said that everyone dies. This rather spoiled the books for me...But perhaps it was my fault for being inquisitive.

[tphilion]

i'm sorry if saying everyone dies disappoints.....however, it is true that the author tells you that everyone dies very early on in the book. so there really isn't any suspense around this question. one of the great things about the book is that zusak creates other kinds of suspense that keeps you reading.

[tttooommm123]

for future reference, if you are going to say somthing everyone dies at the end. Add the word SPOILER to the beggining of the description. You kind of ruined it for me. So Ya.

[xxSkyeStormxx]

GAH!!! Your not soposed to tell people that everyone dies BEFORE THEY READ THE BOOK!!! That totaly ruins it for me....

[maxxramman]

The narrator tells you that everyone dies, guys. It's not a spoiler.

[CelloRocks2]

@bewarexxofxxthexxdog There is no movie. The things you've seen that look like movie trailers are just promotional videos. Some clips are actually from other movies.

[bunniesroc4]

ive read this book (most greatest book ever!) and like really?!?!? ruin the end of the book much?!?!?!?!?!??? like the end is the best part and i have no idea that it was going to happen so it made the book all the more better. total ruin.. thanks a lot..

[djmiz123]

Death says that Liesel was a girl “ with a mountain to climb” (pg 86). What is her mountain? Who are her climbing partners? What is her greatest obstacle? At what point does she reach the summit of her mountain?

[djmiz123]

ans junior calls his dad a coward for not joining the Nazi party. Based upon the novel, do you agree or disagree with this statement. Support your opinion with relevant details from the story.

[djmiz123]

Guilt is a recurring theme in the book. Hans Hubermann’s life was spared in World War I while his friend Erik Vandenburg’s life was taken. Why does Hans feel guilty about Erik’s death?

[djmiz123]

Max Vandenburg gives Liesel a story called the “Standover Man” for her birthday. What is the significance of this story?

[djmiz123]

he Grave Digger’s Handbook is the first book Liesel steals. Why did she take the book? What is significant about the titles of the books she steals? (Give at least 2 examples.)

[djmiz123]

Discuss the symbolism of Death as the narrator of the novel. Why do you think Zusak chose Death to narrate the story of Liesel?

[chicoandnibbles]

you appear to be mentally retarded. may i spit in your face, i would love to. you disguest me,i have read this already, you point out irrelivent things. you are a disguesting sakurel.

this is the book thief: it is haunting, it is inspiring, it is beautiful, it is a nightmarish hell, it is love, it is hate, it simply is perhaps.

this is the book thief