I finished reading "The Book Thief" yesterday. Initially, I wanted to speed through it to start another book, but after page 150, I was completely hooked.
I can't seem to get over the characters. My friendship with a guy I met here on Reddit was similar to the bond between Max and Liesel. He was 11 years older than me, and despite the age difference, we had a profound connection. He was the most decent person I've ever met.
He was unaware that he was dying. After his transplant, he was confined to his room. His wife left him when he was vomiting blood before his surgery, saying she wasn't his nurse.
>!Max asked Liesel questions that my friend asked me. Max gave Liesel the Word Shaker, much like my friend shared his thoughts about the books he was reading with me every day. He confided in me about his nightmares and deepest sufferings, and I did the same with him.
Unlike Max, who survived in the end,!< my friend passed away last month.
It's too much to handle. And Oh Rudy!
by pikachudee
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I really wanted to love this book but overall rated it a 3/5. There was something that just didn’t click for me unfortunately.