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I’ll never quite understand what makes a book be classified as Young Adult (or “YA”). Like Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy, I’m sort of shocked that “The Book Thief” is considered YA. Perhaps the marketing folks at publishing houses think that if the protagonist of a novel is a child or teen, it naturally fits best in the YA category. In the case of the beautiful, haunting “Book Thief,” I’m afraid that a whole segment of readers will miss this book because it won’t be easy to find
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Feb 02, 2009
Maryanne
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it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
ya-books,
all-time-favorites
This is such a beautiful story and so elegantly written and crafted. It'll come as no surprise that the book doesn't end on a high-note, so don't read the last part in a public space or when you have four more hours to get through at work. But seriously - this is a phenomenal book and if it's not currently being taught in every high school across the country - it should be.
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Aug 14, 2008
Erika
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
young-adult-children-s-awesomeness
This book is great There were certain writing techniques that got on my nerves (namely the use of the single sentence paragraph for dramatic effect) but I could overlook such pet peeves because the writing, story, characters, etc. were all so good.
Aug 29, 2009
Kate
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fiction,
summer-reading
Nov 15, 2009
Heather
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
bookclubpicks,
adapted
Mar 20, 2007
Jenny
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
word-book-club,
longfellow-library
