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  • Lisa Meminger的弟弟在與她前往寄養家庭的火車上生病夭折。挖墳 墓的人不小心把工作手冊遺落在地上，被Lisa偷偷拿去。相貌粗鄙 的養父會拉手風琴，而且會陪著她在惡夢驚醒時唸書給她聽，兩人一起 讀完的第一本書就是挖墳墓手冊。納粹燒書的時候，她在餘燼中偷出幾 本書，以為已經熄滅，塞進衣服裡，結果回家路上衣服冒起煙來。養母 幫市長家洗衣服，Lisa幫忙拿送衣物的時候，發現市長的家天氣再 冷，永遠開著窗。有一天市長夫人帶她進到冰庫一樣的書房，讓她盡情 瀏覽。後來家裡窩藏了一個猶太年輕人。那個年輕人把希特勒的《我的 奮鬥》撕下來，塗上白色當作紙，寫了一本手工書送給女孩。

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    Lisa Meminger的弟弟在與她前往寄養家庭的火車上生病夭折。挖 墳墓的人不小心把工作手冊遺落在地上，被Lisa偷偷拿去。相貌 粗鄙的養父會拉手風琴，而且會陪著她在惡夢驚醒時唸書給她聽，兩 人一起讀完的第一本書就是挖墳墓手冊。納粹燒書的時候，她在餘燼 中偷出幾本書，以為已經熄滅，塞進衣服裡，結果回家路上衣服冒起 煙來。養母幫市長家洗衣服，Lisa幫忙拿送衣物的時候，發現市 長的家天氣再冷，永遠開著窗。有一天市長夫人帶她進到冰庫一樣的 書房，讓她盡情瀏覽。後來家裡窩藏了一個猶太年輕人。那個年輕人 把希特勒的《我的奮鬥》撕下來，塗上白色當作紙，寫了一本手工書 送給女孩。

    這些發生在二次世界大戰德國的插曲，是以擬人化的「死亡」作為敘 述者。這裡的死亡以詩一般的用語道出他如何走遍人世間，與某些人 擦身而過，把某些人帶走。「看到嗎？連死亡也是有心腸的」(You see？Even death has a heart) 死亡在書中這麼說。的確，The Book Thief的死亡聲音是極其迷人、縈繞不去的聲音。這本書的繁體 中文版權已經在去年六月售出，應該會在今年出版吧。料想會像《風 之影》、《穿越時空救簡愛》掀起一股熱潮。

    美國的出版社把這本小說定位為「青少年讀物」行銷，置於青少年讀 物架上。但是這本書絕不是以青少年為對象而寫的作品。可能是因為 作者被標榜為「青少年讀物作家」？或只是因為作者長得年輕又帥呢 ？希望台灣的行銷可別把這本書的對象窄化了。如果譯筆好 (Markus Zusak的英文寫得真漂亮)，請務必買一本來讀。

    

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  • The Book Thief

  • I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it. I never imagined I would feel uplifted by a book about Nazi Germany. I really admired the spunk of the main character Liesel and her best mate Rudy. Their adventures made me smile, which again, I never expected from a novel about Nazi German ... Continue

    I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it. I never imagined I would feel uplifted by a book about Nazi Germany. I really admired the spunk of the main character Liesel and her best mate Rudy. Their adventures made me smile, which again, I never expected from a novel about Nazi Germany.

    I felt like Himmel Street was my second residence for the duration of this book. I came to love Liesel, Hans, Rosa, Rudy and Max. I cried when Liesel saw Max being marched to a concentration camp. I cried again when the bombs came to Himmel Street.

    I haven't been so moved by a book in quite some time. Markus Zusak, the author, has an extraordinary talent.

    

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• ― Ukdawg said on Aug 2, 2008 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • I loved this book! I found it slow going at times, but overall and in the end I loved it. Markus Zusak is a wonderful author, I can't wait to see what he does next. Death, the narrator, wa a unique and interesting perspective. Liesel's love for words and books was especially interesting and nice to ... Continue

    I loved this book! I found it slow going at times, but overall and in the end I loved it. Markus Zusak is a wonderful author, I can't wait to see what he does next. Death, the narrator, wa a unique and interesting perspective. Liesel's love for words and books was especially interesting and nice to see.

    

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• ― SheReads said on Mar 5, 2007 about the Hardcover edition| 1 feedback| 1 feedback

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  • The Book Thief.

  • Reading the final part, I cried.

    

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• ― Lyndea said on Nov 27, 2009 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • definitly makes you think....

  • this ones cracked my top 10... no easy feat i assure you. the ending blew me away (quite literally) and its bound to be interesting when death is the narrator....

    must read

    

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• ― Leprechauns Rule said on Sep 14, 2009 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • Not the usual sort of war story. The second world war is merely a background to a story of friendships and growing up. This is well worth reading.

    

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• ― Liz4211 said on Sep 2, 2009 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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