The published review I read was John Green’s review about the novel The Book Thief in the New York Times newspaper. Green did a well job on the review of the novel and gave some positive elements of the novel such as style of writing and characterization. Green recommended the novel and I agree with his decision for the many reasons. Green talked about the authors amazing style of writing, the author of The Book Thief is Markus Zusak. I agree with his review due to the fact that Zusak used descriptive words that created brilliant passages which allows the readers to visualize what is occurring in the novel. Many authors do not have this creative ability to attract a reader’s perspective in the novel. “People observe the colors of a day only …show more content…
I agree with Green when he says this because there are many depressing situations that occur in the novel such as death, injuries, being abandoned, etc. In my opinion I do not think that teen readers can cope with many depressing situations because teenagers nowadays are not able to handle topics such as death or being abandoned. Another reason why this book is not for teenagers is because the beginning of the novel is slow. Many teens are not patient nowadays which results in not continuing to read the novel or get a big picture of the novel. Even just by looking at the size of the novel they would not choose to read it. Another point why this novel is not suitable for teenagers is because it shows reality to the readers by showing that not everyone is a winner. An example that occurred in the novel where this happened was in the very end of the novel when Death (narrator) states, “I’m haunted by humans” (Zusak, 550). This is an example of losing in the novel because in the beginning of the novel Death was always confident even when he failed to take souls although in the end, he lost hope because of human nature and how they love to destroy objects. This proves that the novel is not suitable for teenagers because in the end the book shows that not everyone wins and that life can be
Being said so, parts in the book where violence such as wolf attacks, gunshots, and potential homicide is clearly depicted through simple yet powerful vocabulary. The book also contains parts about kissing and a sexual act which was depicted through a fade-to-black style. Although the book contains such scenes, the depth of the words that were used to elaborate a particular scene was not too strong and was in fact in a moderate level. The book can therefore still be suitable for young readers. At the same time, the characters within the book are also of the same age range which made it easy to understand and relate to the story as it progresses and
In conclusion, this book should not be banned. Many readers of this book would agree that this book should be read by teenagers. It shows how far teenagers will go to get drugs, the consequences of drugs, and how life is like once you are hooked onto drugs. This is a book that many teenagers should read before getting involved in any type of substances. This can teach many teens what to do when situations like this arise. They will know the consequences and will know what to expect. How real this book portrays all the events teens can decide not to try anything because in a way they slightly experienced everything with Alice. Overall the book should not be banned and teens should be allowed to read this any where without there being consequences.
In conclusion, I would highly recommend this book to early teens who are fans of drama and comedy because they could probably relate to most of the issues discussed to a certain extent. Girls my age, especially, would enjoy this book as they could relate to the issues discussed and they have probably already experienced similar
...ersonally, I fell in love with the book. Ray Bradbury has a more unique style in writing than most authors. I believe it is a very appropriate book for high school and I would recommend it to everyone. I think anyone and everyone can connect someway to the main themes of the novel. Everyone has or will undergo a stage in life where they don’t feel accepted. Then it is up to that person to chose how they decided to take it. In the book some characters decided to fight the evil and found themselves doing so. People get so caught up in what people think when really they should just accept themselves, “Accept everything about yourself -- I mean everything, you are you and that is the beginning and the end -- no apologies, no regrets” (Clark Moustakas). This book could show that no matter the age or who you are anything is possible and not even the sky is the limit.
After hearing a brief description of the story you might think that there aren’t many good things about they story. However, this is false, there are many good things in this book that makes it a good read. First being that it is a very intriguing book. This is good for teenage readers because often times they don’t willingly want to read, and this story will force the teenage or any reader to continue the book and continue reading the series. Secondly, this is a “good” book because it has a good balance of violence. This is a good thing because it provides readers with an exciting read. We hear and even see violence in our everyday life and I believe that it is something teenagers should be exposed to. This book gives children an insig...
In the novel Steinbeck uses profanity which may be inappropriate for high school students. There’s drinking, smoking, swearing, and extramarital sex. There are many high school students who may not be ready to read a novel with that much profanity. In the novel it talks about the preacher and how he would rape women. That’s one thing that I strongly disagree with the content being in a novel for high
Certainly this book is written for adults. The authour uses profanity and racial remarks, but it is necessary to tell the story in that manner. The bad language used by the characters shows their hate and anger, but also shows that some are willing to change their ways.
“I am haunted by humans” (Zusak 550). The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is about the horrors of World War II. Liesel and her family help out an old friend by hiding a Jew. Liesel also steals her first book when she at her brother’s funeral. Liesel Meminger’s remarkable actions like feeling good when she steals a book and her family hiding a Jew help demonstrate why Death is “haunted by humans”.
My recommendation for this book would be that this book is just a fun read, nothing to serious. But yet it's a book were its easy to relate to were a lot of the situations that happen in the book happen in young teenage life as well. Like for example the desperation to fit in. kids will do most likely anything to be part of "the cool group" hopefully not take some sort of pill that will talk to you in your head. But other things like being pressured into talking drugs. Sneaking out of the house to go to some party and not coming back until the next day at dawn without getting caught. These days we do so much and our parents know so little.
Originally the novel was for adults, but teenagers connected to the story as well because of Holden’s resistance to adulthood. It teaches both groups that people develop at a different time. Parents should not be forcing their kids to grow up, get a job, and move out; and kids need to understand growing up is a part of life. Sometimes it is easy to feel like you are alone, but everyone goes through periods of frustration pertaining to who they
Everyone is obviously different, but the personal qualities of a person and external situations that are occurring in the world around them can create similarities between people who have vast differences. In The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, this idea is very clearly shown through the lives of Liesel and Max. Although they come from vastly different backgrounds, the situations around them and their personal qualities reveal similarities between their lives. In The Book Thief, Max and Liesel’s lives have much in common, such as their love of literature and the impact on their lives as a result of Nazi persecution. However, they also differ in many aspects of their lives such as the degree of freedom that they were able to exercise and their attitudes toward life.
In The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, beauty and brutality is seen in many of the characters. Rudy, Liesel, and Rosa display examples of beauty and brutality often without realizing what exactly they are doing, because it is a part of their human nature. Zusak not only uses his characters, but also the setting of the novel in Nazi Germany to allude to his theme of the beauty and brutality of human nature. The time in which the novel is set, during World War II, displays great examples of beauty and brutality, such as the mistreatment of the Jews. As a result of this time period, the characters have to go through troubling times, which reveals their beautiful and brutal nature in certain circumstances. Zusak uses his characters and their experiences to demonstrate the theme of the beauty and brutality of human nature in the novel.
Sometimes, the juveniles of the nation do not know where to turn. They lose all faith in humanity and themselves. The point of young adult literature is to provide hope for those in distress, to give them something to escape to when everything crumbles around them. The youth of America have been given the freedom to do what they please, and each generation has defined that freedom. The true American experience will never be set in stone, because it changes all the time.
The second and last factor is that the book is written in a clear and straightforward prose. The story is easy to read and follow, thus it is read by teenagers and adults of all ages. In fact, the book is recommended for reading in high schools, from 7th grade to 12th grade students (Distribuidora Lewis 2016).
Adults should be comfortable reading young adult literature. The different types of books you read can say a lot about who you are and the struggles you have in your daily life. Many adults read Young adult literature which is written for teenagers between the ages of 12-18. Adults should be comfortable reading young adult literature it shows that they find themselves relating to the main character and understanding their struggles. Every adult at one point was 15 or 16 years old dealing with the same problems, and they find comfort in reading these types of books which helping them find the light at the end of the tunnel.