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I'm proud to say The Book Thief couldn't pull my heartstrings

A holocaust story so determinedly inoffensive that it's almost offensive

1 March 2014

9:00 AM

1 March 2014

9:00 AM

The Book Thief

12A, Nationwide

The Book Thief is based on Markus Zusak’s novel of the same name which, although written for young adults, appears beloved by many, judging from the readers’ reviews on the internet, and the frequent declarations of ‘it’s the best book I’ve ever read!’, and there is our first worrying clue, right there.

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