Favorite parts of the book/movie

Discuss the December 2013 book of the month, "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak
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Favorite parts of the book/movie

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I read this book a whopping 5 years ago. It has been my favorite book since then. One of my favorite lines from the book was said by max. he said, "Living is living, the price is guilt and shame."- Zusak

What was your favorite part of the book? what was your favorite part of the movie?
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My favourite part of the movie was when she was teaching the Jewish boy about the books she read and smuggled from a rich lady, in the storage cellar.
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My favorite was the final scene honestly. It was emotional and destructive, sure, but it was beautifully written in the novel and perfectly portrayed in the movie. I could feel the emotion in both instances.
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I absolutely enjoyed the narrator, a. k. a. Death. How cool was that, huh?

Favorite part of the book for me was the shelter story-time! They are all gathered in the underground shelter, all stressed and scared and Liesel starts telling a story that helps everyone calm down.
Goosebumps!
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I really like all of the drawings and things Max leaves Liesel in her book. And like someone said previously, shelter story time. Lol
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My favorite thing about the book is the narrator, having death narrating a story was a brilliant move. My favourite part was the ending, where death meets Liesel and the book ends with the sentence "I am haunted by humans"
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I love the relationship between Hans and Liesel and how he always came and would sit with her after a nightmare, would read with her, and then just sit in the chair all night, watching over her. How he sold cigarettes to buy her two books, because he knew how much it would mean to her, was beautiful. She knew how much he loved his cigarettes. It's hard for me to pick one favorite part. I think the intricacies of the relationships inspired me most throughout the story. Ilsa Hermann and her relationship with Liesel is probably the most intriguing to me. Watching their relationship unfold so slowly throughout the book, I really appreciated how that was resolved in the ending. The author's use of Death as the narrator to all of it was kind of brilliant, in my opinion. Death was almost humanized as he watches Liesel over the years. As he reflects on what he witnesses and has to endure, it's a perspective I wasn't sure I would appreciate but I loved it.
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My favorite part in the book probably the ending . Although it was sad, I really loved how the author portrayed it and how I emotionally connected with the characters.
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I have a favorite quote from this book. it is from max when he said "living is living, the price is guilt and shame" I live by this quote.
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dorebri2020 wrote: 12 Jul 2019, 08:01 My favorite was the final scene honestly. It was emotional and destructive, sure, but it was beautifully written in the novel and perfectly portrayed in the movie. I could feel the emotion in both instances.
Gosh, I agree with you. Books don't usually make me cry. The ending of both the book and movie left me speechless for days.
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My favourite part was Papa helping Liesel to learn reading. It shows how patient and kind Papa was and how determined and ambitious Liesel was.
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My favourite part was death saying he takes vacations in the colours of a sunset as a distraction from the world. It really does make you look at death from a different perspective. I also cannot forget how vividly the author described poverty at that time. Eating too many apples make Liesel feel sick as they are too rich and they eat bread with just the smell of jam spread over it. I hated the tragic ending.
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Someone recommended the movie to me years ago and I watched it and loved it! But now I can't remember any specific details, although I remember a scene where all the books in the village were burned! I'm definitely going to watch the movie again now.
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My favourite part of harry potter by J.K.Rowlings is when George and Fred we're referred to as pair of human budget themselves
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I agree! The line that you've mentioned is quite fascinating even after all these years.
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