The Book Thief: A Guide for Book Clubs (Study Guides for Book Clubs)

I loved the writing style. It's always refreshing to see a creative style that sets it apart. Just when you think you've heard every story regarding WWII, along comes another perspective like this one. The focus was just over a short period of time, but it was intense for the reader. It kept my attention and the reader becomes intimate with the characters and their feelings and emotions. I highly recommend this book. It was my choice for our book club this month.

I couldn't help reading The Book Thief with our discussion group in mind. There were so many points at which I wished there was someone I could share with in the moment. The discussion guide was an excellent way to jog our memories to important points in the book that might have been forgotten. The questions posed were thought-provoking and got right to the core of what we each responded to. This was a great guide to an even great story.

Although all of us are aware of the horrific atrocities by the Nazi regime in WWII, this book is a perspective of what the non-Nazi Germans endured during this period. The central character (the book thief) is focused on her love of reading, her family and several non-family members who she cherishes. A wonderful read!

...this is a captivating and compelling account of WW2 Germany family life living near a concentration camp and dealing with the brutal regime of Hitler.

I haven't read the book yet, but after reading this review, I feel like I will get more out of it and I will be able to fully understand it. I am looking forward to meeting with my book club peeps and discuss it with them.

An easily read and to the point review. Historical background brief but very helpful. Will use one of these guides again.

I'm sure many readers will like this novel based on events during WWII and narriated by "Death". I'm just not crazy abour war stories particularly when the suffering is great and many characters I find sympathetic experience horrible things and die in the end.

I haven't read a lot of books from this period but I did Ann Frank and this book reminded me of reading Ann and being in my high school drama production where we put on The Diary of Ann Frank.