Sun Wen từ Bradley Institute, Zimbabwe

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05/03/2024

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2019-12-17 18:31

Tổ Quốc Nơi Đầu Sóng - Hoàng Sa - Trường Sa Trong Tâm Thức Việt Nam Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

“Here is a small fact. You are going to die.” (p.3). These words are an introduction by the narrator in The Book Thief. The story begins with Liesel Menimger traveling with her mother and brother by train to a small town outside of Nazi occupied, Munich Germany. Liesel’s brother dies on the trip and it is then that the narrator, who we now know is Death, becomes intrigued by her. Liesel steals her first book, The Gravedigger’s Handbook from the cemetery where her brother is buried. This book will keep her close to her brother as she is given to a foster family. Liesel is treated well by her foster parents, Hans and Rosa Huberman. Hans teaches Liesel to read from The Gravedigger’s Handbook and she begins to understand the power of words. Liesel becomes infatuated with books, developing a relationship with the mayor’s wife who invites her to read in her library. Hans agrees to hide a Jew named Max Vandenberg in his basement. Max is a 24-year-old man who, like Liesel, is haunted by nightmares of the loss of his family. Liesel and Max become close friends. They share a love of reading and Max gives Liesel a book that he has written as a birthday gift, painting over Hitler’s words in Mein Kampf. When Max is no longer safe in the Hubermans house, he must leave and face death as he is marched to Dachau. Liesel begins to lose hope and sees that it is words (Hitler’s propaganda) that are responsible for the war and death of millions of people. With the encouragement of the mayor’s wife, Liesel decides to tell her story, knowing that words can encourage peace, not just destruction. One of the major themes in The Book Thief is that words and propaganda can be incredibly destructive. Liesel realizes that it is Hitler’s words that compel people to commit acts of cruelty. It is ironic how when Max writes a book for Liesel’s birthday, he paints over the words in Mein Kampf, Hitler’s political ideology. “They were the erased pages of Mein Kampf, gagging, suffocating under the paint as they turned.” (p.237). Zusak’s story is incredible. I was first introduced to it in an adult book club. Although written for young adults, I think this is a book that older audiences won’t be able to put down. Zusak is from Australia. His parents grew up in Germany. They often shared stories with him about living in Germany during WWII. It is their stories that inspired him to write The Book Thief

2019-12-17 21:31

Tớ Tìm Hiểu Nghề - Nhà Báo Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Ngọc Duy

** spoiler alert ** This book was good, but the more I think about it the more unhappy I am with it. The set-up was great: some unknown Despair is overtaking the world and mysterious beings come collect the dead. The plot execution could have been a little better. On the positive side, it was delightful to read. The words and smilies chosen really evoked a sense of what the characters were experiencing. I actually grimaced and set the book down a couple times imagining just how hungry a dog would have to be to eat a screaming baby, or how much I would have to fear my life before I could beat a dog to death, or just how bad things would have to be before I'd smother someone. Overall I enjoyed it, and it left me wanting more, but it left me wanting a little too much more. The story was great while I was reading it, and I suppose it was realistic with it's revelations about The Source. If I were a character in the book, I couldn't possibly know more than was divulged, so it stood true in that respect. But it would have been nice to have more answers. If this was my only problem with the book, I'd probably have still given it 4.5 to 5 stars. But........ ...the last 25% of the book went a little weird on me. From the point where Norman reconnects with Zero to the end of the book, I just wasn't satisfied with the explanations. Zero was still alive? On a boat? Going to The Source??? Norman was trained on some random boat-navigating equipment and pulled a Juliet and happened to end up on the same boat in a body bag? Seemed far to convenient, and I held out for a better explanation, but none was ever delivered.

Người đọc Sun Wen từ Bradley Institute, Zimbabwe

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.