When Markus Zusak penned The Book Thief in 2005, he must have been somewhat aware of the devastation he'd wreak. After all, even 21 years later, this novel is still ranked among the "saddest books ever" on Goodreads. And it is a label that it 100% earns.
The tale is told from Death's perspective, set in Nazi Germany. It follows the tragic story of Liesel Meminger, who, in dealing with her trauma, begins stealing books and teaching herself to read. She's adopted by foster parents and befriends a young boy, Rudy Steiner, who desperately loves her. Liesel has to navigate a tumultuous world and ends up helping her foster parents hide a Jewish refugee named Max.
"The Book Thief was published as a young adult novel. Don’t you believe it," wrote one Goodreads reviewer. "This is a wonderful novel, appropriate for adults of young, middle, and advanced years. My wife was shedding copious tears as she finished reading the book, and insisted that I read it immediately. How could I not? I was prepared for a moving read and was not disappointed."
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The novel won multiple awards, including a Michael L. Printz Honor, and received a rave review from fellow bestselling author John Green, who hailed the achingly sad WWII story as brilliant.
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