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The Book Thief

The Book THIEF

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The Book Thief is a 2005 historical novel by Aust

ralian author Markus Zusak and is his most popular work.

Published in 2005, The Book Thief became an international bestseller and was translated into several languages. It was adapted into a 2013 feature film of the same name. (PLOT) After the death of Liesel's young brother, Liesel arrives at the home of her new foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann. During her time there, she is exposed to the horrors of the Nazo regime, caught between the innocence of childhood and the maturity demanded by her destructive surroundings. As the political situation in Germany deteriorates, her foster parents harbor a Jewish boy named Max. Hans, who has developed a close relationship with Liesel, teaches her to read in secret. Recognizing the power of writing and sharing the written word, Liesel not only begins to steal books that the Nazi party is looking to destroy, but also writes her own stories, and shares the power of language with Max.

When i first read the book I didnt expect anything. Nothing suprising or interesting. I don’t like books. But this book caught my attention. My favourite part was when Hans Hubermann was teaching Liesel how to read.

Character

My favourite character was Hans Hubermann and I’m going to tell you something about dear Hans. Hans is very quiet and is one of the nicest to his step-daughter Liesel. His wife is Rosa Hubermann, which doesn't appear at first as the nicest person, but through out the book we find out that she isn't as bad person as it appears at first.Hans is silently against Nazis.

Vocabulary

Malicious- nature of threatening evil

                              Abhorence –Hate a disgust towards something

                                            Traipse- walk or trump about.

                               Corrode- become destroyed by for example water.

                               Echelon – a body of troops aranged in a line.

                               Hiatus – an interruption in the intensity

                               Vehement – marked by extreme intensity of emotions

                               Ponderous – Labored and dull.

                               Induce – cause to arise

                               Raucous- unpleasantly  loud and harhs.

                               Nefarious – extremely wicked.

                               Infamy - a state of extreme dishonor.

                               Itemize – specify idividually

                               Scythe – tool used for cutting grass.

                               Seethe- be in an agitated emotional state.

                               

      

                            

IT - Steven King

IT

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REVIEW

IT is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It was his 22nd book and 18th novel written under his own name. The story follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an Entity that exploits the fears and phobias of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey. "It" primarily appears in the form of a clown to attract its preferred prey of young children. This book is really good and I mean really good. You should try reading it yourself. When i first read the book i wasn’t expecting anything interesting, I just thought that it would be the same as the other books i read. Boring and not interesting. Yes, some of you might think ‘‘How could you find books boring! They’re are so interesting.‘‘ But believe me, I’m the kind of person who sits home and plays videogames with his brother and doesn’t care about anything else. But when i read the book something changed. IT was the only book i found joy in. Lots of times I felt either sadness or happiness or sometimes even fear. I really like this book and you should read it aswell.

Character

I’m going to talk about Richie Tozier, because he’s the funniest in the group. He wore thick black glasses and had huge front buck teeth which earned him the name "Bucky Beaver" by others in his school, though he was later dubbed "Trashmouth" by the Losers due to his foul language and loud mouth that often got him into trouble. The other Losers often used the phrase "Beep beep, Richie" whenever they needed to silence him. Although Richie misbehaved a lot in school, he received straight high marks in school besides his grades in behavior. Before Richie joined the Losers' Club, Bill noted seeing him insulting Henry Bowers and his gang, resulting in him getting chased and beaten until he cried.

Richie is known for his hobby of doing Voices and impersonations, although when he is younger most of them were awful and sounded much like himself.

Vocabulary

 Carnivorous - relating to flesh-eating animals

Deteriorate - become worse or disintegrate

Malevolence - wishing evil to others

Paradox - a statement that contradicts itself

Activist - a militant reformer

Ego - an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

Sinister - wicked, evil, or dishonorable

Tutor - a person who gives private instruction

Quest - the act of searching for something

Pursue - follow in an effort to capture

Alter - cause to change; make different

Mere - being nothing more than specified

Characteristics of Rudy - The Book Thief

Characteristics of Rudy 

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Rudy was a boy who fell in love with his best friend Liesel Meminger. He was trying to show her that but she didn’t seem to respond he always said things with humor.He was a very smart boy who was honest , kind , mischievous and very loving he was the best friend you’d always want who stayed with you like an octopus on your face.He did fun things with Liesel for example they steeled they played football with the other kids from their street.At the end he tried to confess his love to her but he can’t because she made him save his breath and ten seconds after he passes away Liesel kissed him but he didn’t feel it.He died when there was bombing in the street that they lived on (Himmel street/strase)

Vocabulary :

Disgruntled-dissatisfied

Sporadically-occasionally

Opaque-unclear

Desertion -betrayal /abandonment

Grotesque(ry)-deformed

Condemnation-criticism/censure

Excruciating -agonizing->extremely painful

Utterly -totally

Morose-bad tempered

Iridescent-sparkling

Lopsided -uneven

Review The Book Thief

The Book Thief

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Review :

The book is about a girl who when she was ten was sent to a foster family that will take care of her. It is also about the adventures she accomplished it is also moderated by death himself so sometimes it is about a character who died in the book. The book is playing role in the time of WORLD WAR II.

This book is a very nice book when you reed it you feel like you are in the shadows in the book (a secret spy who wants to know much more).What I really liked about the book is that you can “feel the book” but not only that I also loved the fact that it was about two best friends who are doing different types of things together like for example they are steeling food or they play football with kids from the street of they just hang out near the river or they go and give people there clean clothes.There is also the part in the book when she has the hardest time of her life(Liesel’s) and that is when she sees everybody who she loved dead.Yes I know  !!SPOILER ALERT !!SPOILER ALERT !! But yeah the book is really great .But if you want me tell you when the safest part is it is from page five hundred . If you love books from wars that this book is really for you because of when it is and what is happening in the back ground so let’s call it a war book .The book will tell you the truth about the word wars how EVIL AND CRUEL it actually is not only to the soldiers but also to their families how both of them are suffering and if you don’t believe me than try and read the book thief without feeling sorry or at least a bit of sympathy to the people in the book.

THE BOOK THIEF REVIEW

THE BOOK THIEF REVIEW

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The Book Thief’s story starts, when Liesel Meminger, our main protagonist, decides to escape reality by writing. Writing helpd her conquer all the challenges that came along in life, especially when she least expected them. Yet, she bravely carried on and tried to envision a  happier life. Despite her losses she had managed to stand back up and  gain experience, confidence and unforgettable friends.

Death vividly narrates The Book Thief‘s story with tenderness, and empathy. At the age of 11, the Book Thieve’s Communist mother is forced to seperate with Liesel, leaving her alone in a chaotic world with no one but her foster parents to watch  over her. As much as  Liesel tries to adapt to the her new foster-child life in Himmel street, she keeps having flashbacks and constant nightmares of her younger brother‘s death with only her papa’s shoulder to cry on. Liesel was the easiest target to take advantage of in school, and was  bullied and abused by teachers. Courtsey of Liesel’s unhappiness and loneliness she starts reading books and creating her own identity, known as „The Book Thief“. Book thievery brang joy, relieved her of stress and was a guilty pleasure of Liesel‘s.  Because of words Liesel was lucky enough to be the only one in Himmel street to survive the bombimg. During the course of her life, the Book Thief, falls in love with a jewish man, Max Vandenbourg, that was hidden in her basement. In addition, becomes best friends with a „yellow haired skinny athlete,“ Rudy, writes her own book that is found by Death and finally „falls into death’s embrace“ at a very old age in Sydney.

VOCABULARY LIST

·      OMINOUS

·      AFFABLE

·      HIATUS

·      LOITERING

·      EXCRUCIATING

·      VIGILANT

·      DISDAIN

·      UNFURLING

·      FLIPPANT

·      CRUX

·      ATTAIN

·      VIGOROUSLY

·      CONFERRED

·      INCONSPICUOUS

·      ADMONISH

·      CONTENTMENT

·      OBLIGATORY

·      MACHINATION

·      UNFLINCHING

·      MISOGNYSTIC

·      TWINGE

The Book Thief review

The Book Thief review 

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This book is a good book but not for me. When i was reading it i really wasn't enjoying it much. I found it a bit boring and stressful. I don't really like books about the WW2 or WW1 because the books are usually long and boring. The beginning of the book when she with her brother were in the train and her brother died that I liked because it was a little bit crime and horror and that i like. The rest of the book was quiet boring. I think that this book for some people makes them realise that so many people in Germany became victims of the war, that they weren't all evil as they are often portrayed. It is not the kind of story that has you crying one moment and laughing the next. The sadness surrounding Liesel's story creeps up on you, until suddenly you realise that it was like this for so many, and how serious it was, and is. I would recommend this book for people that are more than 15 years old and to people that likes to read about WW2 or WW1. I would give this book 4/10.

The Book Thief By Markus Zusak- review

The Book Thief By Markus Zusak- review

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Liesel Meminger’s story begins in Molching, Germany. The story takes place during the Second World War. At the tender age of 11, Liesel was forced to say her last goodbye with her family. For Liesel‘s own safety, she lived with her foster parents, in Himmel street with no siblings, just her loyal and loving neighbour, Rudy Steiner. It was hard for Liesel to leave her past behind and start a new life. She had to cope with all her losses on her own. She was being humiliated and picked on for not being very educated. Liesel’s foster parents were nice people, but they had their own way of showing love. Thanks to Liesel’s foster papa, she learnt to read and write, which was later on her key to success and survival. By the time Liesel turned 13 nazis started to arrest jews and kill them in concentration camps. Luckily enough, a jew named Max Vandenburg manages to escape the nazis and go into hiding. He hides in Liesel’s basement for two years and eventually leaves for the family's safety. When Liesel first saw Max, it was love at first sight. A short while after Max left, Liesel’s father Hans went to war for helping a Jew on the street. He returns to his family after a year’s service in war. As time passes Liesel’s heart is shattered into pieces, since Max is nowhere to be seen. One fine sunny day, she sees him marching with other Jews through her street. She runs up to Max, although she has been warned. From that day on Liesel felt a blank space within her. To earn some extra money Liesel washed laundry for rich people who paid her for her services. Liesel was always tempted and excited to go to one house specifically in 8 Grande Starase. There was a woman who always let her into a library of her’s to read books. One day the woman gave Liesel a blank book of her own, in which she can write her own story. From that day Liesel always went down into the basement and wrote. Words saved her life. Apart from writing book thievery was her guilty pleasure. One night Liesel was writing in her basement and the sirens didn’t alarm people in time, therefore nobody went into hiding. That night Liesel was the only person from Himmel street to survive. She cried her heart out after seeing her dead foster parents and her amazing neighbour. The Book Thief subconsciously met with death that night. If Liesel wasn’t writing that book, death would have never found it in the basement and read it himself hundreds of times. Yes, the book is narrated by death. The only other person to survive was Rudy’s father who wasn’t present in Himmel street. He came back from war after the bombing. Max Vandenburg, the Jew that was believed to be dead, comes to see Liesel after the war. 

VOCABULARY LIST-THE BOOK THIEF

  CULMINATION

  DISCREPANCY

  DISPERSE

  DISSHEVELLED

  ECSTASY

  GRUBBY

  INCONSISTENCIE

  MAGNITUDE

  OBLITERATED

  PROMPTLY

  PRUDENTLY

  RATIONING

  REGIMENT

  RESTRAINT

  REVELATION

  REVELLED

  SEETHE

  SMOULDERING

  SPITEFUL

Rudt Steiner -The Book Thief

RUDY STEINER

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Character description- He was eight months older than Liesel, had bony keks, sharp teeth, gang like blue eyes and hair the color and hair colour of lemon.  sone of unussially high amount of childrn which is 6 he was always hungry. On Himmel Street he was considered  a little bit crazy this was an account of an event that was rarely spoken about but widely regarded as The Jesse  Owens incident in which he painted himself charcoal and ran hundred meters at the local sporting field one night

Words which I don’t know- prompted, affable, diverse, multitudes, perplexed, lodged, marched, assured, accordion, tensing, loathsome, mucking

Book rating- I honestly think he book is boring I only read like 50 pages

Liesel Meminger - The Book Thief

Liesel Meminger 

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Liesel Meminger was a young German girl that lived with her foster parents. She had dark brown eyes which wasn’t very safe to have during that time. She also had quite short curly blonde hair. At the start of the book she was ten years old. She was without words and didn’t know how to read but luckily her foster dad taught her how to read later in the book. She also had a younger brother named Werner Meminger who sadly passed away at the beginning of the book. Liesel then started going to school and met a good partner in crime named Rudy Steiner. Rudy wanted Liesel to be more than just his friend so he raced Liesel for a kiss but both of them ended up losing. As a mentioned before Liesel didn’t know how to read which was a problem in school because other kids made fun of her for not knowing how to read and even bigger problem was when her class teacher asked her to write or read something.

NEW Words:

1.   Hindered

2.   Merges

3.   Perpetual- perpetual survivors

4.   Reassuring- reassuring announcement

5.   Versatility- to show the poles of my versatility

6.   Trepidation- with great trepidation

7.   Gauging- gauging if he was alive

8.   Dwindling-the dwindling smell of smoke

9.   Limply- holding it limply

10.Impoverished-the impoverished always try to keep   moving

11. Inkling-she at least had some inkling

12.Gangly-gangly blue eyes

13. Misogynistic- misogynistic type of boy at all

14. Decomposing- decomposing shoes

15. Comination

16. Spiteful

17. Confirmation

18. magnitude

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