The Book Thief

Reviews / Votes

Extraordinary, resonant and relevant, beautiful and angry. -- Lisa Hilton * Sunday Telegraph * ...a beautifully balanced piece of storytelling...Unsettling, thought-provoking, life affirming, triumphant and tragic, this is a novel of breathtaking scope, masterfully told. It is an important piece of work, but also a wonderful page-turner. * Guardian * A moving work which will make many eyes brim. -- Marianne Brace * Independent on Sunday * This is a weighty novel worthy of universal acclaim. A sense of dread prevades this beautifully written novel. As The Book Thief draws to a close, Death says: "There's a multitude of stories that i allow to distract me as I work." The story of the Book Thief, who tried to change the world in her own small way, proves one formidable and inspiring distraction. -- Lianne Kolirin * The Daily Express * Brilliant and hugely ambitious ... the kind of book that could be life-changing * New York Times Book Review * ...breathtakingly good. -- Becky Stradwick, Buyer, Borders * The Bookseller * A magical tale. * Elle * ...a fantastic book...it packs a huge emotional punch. -- Angela Lockton, The Golden Treasury, London * The Bookseller * A tonic much needed amid the ominous menace of an era of such calamity. -- Alexandra Hamlyn * FT magazine * Quirky, engaging and beautifully written * Woman and Home *