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[gwiz]

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.

[scotttie]

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

[gwiz]

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.

[ilovedaisies]

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.

[scotttie]

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.

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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!

[scotttie]

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).