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The Book Thief

scotttie — Sun, 04 May 2014 23:16:33 GMT

Just watched that movie today on DVD.

Very good but disturbing. Reminded me a little bit of Schindler's list.

Anyone else seen it?

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croemer — Mon, 05 May 2014 00:34:35 GMT

No...sounds like something that would depress me though.

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sydsgma1 — Mon, 05 May 2014 00:46:21 GMT

Loved both the book and movie. I would suggest reading the book.

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lovescats — Mon, 05 May 2014 01:41:58 GMT

I thought it was a wonderful audio book.

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tansy — Mon, 05 May 2014 01:43:39 GMT

I read the book and will skip the movie.

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scotttie — Mon, 05 May 2014 01:54:27 GMT

On 5/4/2014 sydsgma said: Loved both the book and movie. I would suggest reading the book.

sydsgma and loves cats I want to ask you a spoiler question.

SPOILER COMING EVERYBODY!!!

At the end of the movie Liesel runs up and hugs the Bergermeister's wife. I assumed they would adopt her. But then the next scene (or so) shows her with Rudy's dad. Does the book make it more clear what happens to her after the bombing?

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Marienkaefer2 — Mon, 05 May 2014 02:19:57 GMT

My friend has seen the movie twice and read the book. She loved it.

She keeps bugging me to see it...It's on my list!

I've seen, and read, and heard so much about this time in.history..due to my major, and also many relatives lived through this time in France, Italy,and Austria. So sometimes I shy away from this theme because it is too heavy for me.

But I think I will see this movie.

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Shorty2U — Mon, 05 May 2014 02:43:25 GMT

I haven't seen it yet but intend to. I heard its good.

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Shelbelle — Mon, 05 May 2014 21:21:41 GMT

I heard both the book and the movie are excellent.

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scotttie — Mon, 05 May 2014 21:50:45 GMT

On 5/5/2014 Shelbelle said:
I heard both the book and the movie are excellent.

I'm hoping that someone will come on and tell me if the book ends with more info on what actually happened at the end.

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gwiz — Mon, 05 May 2014 22:31:47 GMT

The Book Thief was one of the best books I ever read. I am an avid reader in my 70s so that is saying a lot. Didn't see the movie. In my experience, the movies are usually not as good as the books.

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scotttie — Mon, 05 May 2014 22:33:13 GMT

qwiz, could you tell me the answer to my #6 spoiler question?

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gwiz — Mon, 05 May 2014 23:10:38 GMT

The book isn't real specific about what happens to her after the bombing. "Death" gives you a couple different scenarios of what happens next. Then "death" tells of coming for Liesel in her very old age in a suburb of Sydney where her final visions are of her husband, her three children, her grandchildren, the Hubermans, her brother, and "the boy whose hair remained the color of lemons forever."

I didn't find this book depressing at all. I thought it was a very different way of telling a story about historic events. The use of "death" as the narrator of the story was so imaginative.

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ilovedaisies — Tue, 06 May 2014 14:07:37 GMT

On 5/4/2014 scotttie said:
On 5/4/2014 sydsgma said: Loved both the book and movie. I would suggest reading the book.

sydsgma and loves cats I want to ask you a spoiler question.

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At the end of the movie Liesel runs up and hugs the Bergermeister's wife. I assumed they would adopt her. But then the next scene (or so) shows her with Rudy's dad. Does the book make it more clear what happens to her after the bombing?

Yes, the book mKes it clear that the Burgermeister and his wife adopt her.

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scotttie — Tue, 06 May 2014 16:22:50 GMT

On 5/6/2014 ilovedaisies said:
On 5/4/2014 scotttie said:
On 5/4/2014 sydsgma said: Loved both the book and movie. I would suggest reading the book.

sydsgma and loves cats I want to ask you a spoiler question.

SPOILER COMING EVERYBODY!!!

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At the end of the movie Liesel runs up and hugs the Bergermeister's wife. I assumed they would adopt her. But then the next scene (or so) shows her with Rudy's dad. Does the book make it more clear what happens to her after the bombing?

Yes, the book mKes it clear that the Burgermeister and his wife adopt her.

Thank you!

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scotttie — Tue, 06 May 2014 16:24:33 GMT

On 5/5/2014 gwiz said:
The book isn't real specific about what happens to her after the bombing. "Death" gives you a couple different scenarios of what happens next. Then "death" tells of coming for Liesel in her very old age in a suburb of Sydney where her final visions are of her husband, her three children, her grandchildren, the Hubermans, her brother, and "the boy whose hair remained the color of lemons forever."

I didn't find this book depressing at all. I thought it was a very different way of telling a story about historic events. The use of "death" as the narrator of the story was so imaginative.

Thanks. I thought it was a very imaginative way to narrate the story as well. And how "death" would talk about the wars being very helpful to him (or words to that effect).