#the book theif

[fanaticreadersblog]

"Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you've finished just to stay near it."

- Markus Zusak

[dumbass-duo-showdown]

Here are the 16 most suggested character (for now)

Greg Universe (Steven universe)

Jean Valjean (les misérables)

Hans Hubermann (the book thief)

Din Djarin (the mandalorian)

Calvin’s dad (Calvin and Hobbes)

Augustus Aquato (psychonauts)

Reigen Arakata (mob psycho 100)

Bob Blecher (bob’s burgers)

Pyrrha Dve (the locked tomb)

Seteth (fire emblem)

Iruka Umino (Naruto)

Bandit Heeler (bluey)

Subject Delta (bioshock)

Joel Miller (the last of us)

Drake Millard/Darkwing Duck (dark wing duck)

Kaname Date (AI: the Somnium files)

These are characters who currently have a 100% chance of making it into the final bracket. Some characters have already landed a spot via Propaganda!

Explanation on propaganda

Basic code of conduct

Also

Here is the form

Also 4 are already picked by me! Including Bruno! Three have I already sent propaganda for.

[rawlinacademia]

The Book Thief

One of the recent books I had the fortune of reading was the Book Thief. Written by Markus Zusak, a historical fiction, suitable for any age. First most, the narration has my heart. I am not a huge fan of first person point of views but the wonderful storyteller here, Death, changed that for me. What a character, absolutely enigmatic and charming. How he insists that this story can be cheerful, even affable but not nice. Haunted by humans, yet still fails to de-attach himself from them. After doing this job since the beginning of mankind, an awfully long period of time, he still manages to get affected by the tragedies that humans inflict on each other. Hunger, war, famines, love. Now that is very humane of Death. I will not refrain from saying the truth but he is most definitely my favourite character in the book. His commentary, his remarks, the dialogues and callbacks along the lines of, ‘I know what’s going to happen, and so do you’ have been exhilarating and chill worthy for me. As a figure with no feelings of remorse or guilt, the emotions he acknowledged he felt, be it while collecting souls, or while pondering about the fate of people or him confessing how he doesn’t understand the duality of humans. Absolutely brilliant! A part of me saw glimpses of Sherlock in him, the book and Cumberbatch’s Sherlock, but for the most part of the book, I kept him as stereotypical as ever and an avid dementor fashion enthusiastic guy in my mind. The theme of the book in my opinion is him. How he is present everywhere, especially in the set time. He is not dangerous, nor wishes you harm. All he is doing is his duty, which is, as natural to him as he is to us. Death is not a punishment but rather a relief.

Being set in the N a z i Germany era, the historical fiction this novel possess is truly a delightful sorrow. Destiny and a young girl, Liesel Memminger, with a mother and brother. Neither of them with her for long. (I am sorry). The timeline if I am not wrong, correctly aligns with the real-life events and the mentions of the camps and tortures are true to the bone. Liesel Memminger, fascinated by novels and books since when she couldn’t even read a single thing. A girl truly just filled with passion and burning desire, enough to steal books from frosted graveyard to sizzling bonfire to the comforts of a mayor’s wife’s library. Liesel accesses the true powers of words. Or at least begins the journey to it. It is her reading that calms the neighbourhood taking shelter in the basement from the fireworks in the sky. It is her reading and writing which saves her life.

The Hubermanns…oh dear me! As I started the book, I was under the impression it was going to be a typical foster home that treats the foster kid poorly. Which then contributes to the child’s trauma and makes its life worse and the book longer. But how wrong I was! I was expecting Hans to act extremely abusive and shady with Liesel. That’s the initial impression I got from him. But I was bound to love his character, what a father figure. Former WWI soldier, the best accordion player, and a painter with the biggest heart. A man of his word truly, despite having conflicting thoughts in his mind. To stand with his country and son or with the man who he owes his life to? I wouldn't say he was flawed or had many bad traits but the ideals and morals he stood up for, what he bled and broke for, were truly remarkable. This man has my utmost love and respect. My mind sort of fan cast-ed David Thewlis as Hans and I am very happy that is did. Wonderful character designs, I must say.

Oh, Rosa Hubermann, I expected her to be an evil stepmom who constantly abuses her daughter and is only after money. I mean, yes, we do get the impression of her being a sharp tonged mother with a bad temper,for a long time but like Death says Rosa is a good woman for a crisis. How she gathers herself and protects everyone who was near her. She won’t let anyone sleep hungry, and she won’t let Liesel grow up too fast, whom she abuses, quite a lot of times…but that is just her love language. Just as Hans's love language for Liesel is to spend time with her when she needs it. Be it waking up in the middle of the night to soothe her, to change her soiled bedsheets or to teach her how to read and provide her with a book any chance he got, despite the financial situation. And for Rosa, his love language was to irritate her with his accordion playing and more. I was absolutely broken at those moments when the same Rosa who used to shout and curse at Hans for playing the accordion instead of finding jobs, used to hug the very thing she despised, for she missed the man she so dearly loved. Hats off to Markus Zusak to have created such multi-dimensional people in this story. So realistic. Very much along the philosophy of everyone has both good and bad sides. Soft and hard insides.

Which reminds me of Rudy Steiner. Damn him. Liesel’s neighbour, from her arch enemy to her best friend. God, I truly felt like a teenager reading those moments with him and Liesel. The first encounters, Jessie Owens incidents, the funny banters, the thieving, the standing up for each other and the asks for a kiss. Oh! How Death used to mock us with the words like how Rudy will finally get his kiss, but it would be too late for him.  Death’s way of teasing the reader about what they wish would just happen and how it wouldn’t, the way they want to, by disclosing just enough details to keep them turning and tossing in the bed. I really hated and loved this style.

Love, heals, be it from the hands of Hans and Rosa or from Liesel’s. Concept of family and relations have been one of the key points I found being highlighted. Be it the relationship of Hubermanns and Liesel, or with Steiners or with Max Vandenburg, the Jew in the basement who writes two books for Liesel which helps Liesel understand people, friendships and devlopes her skills as a reader and writer, and who indirectly saves Liesel’s life through this way.

And I loved this book. I found happiness and joy while reading the saddest of the scenes, set in such a depressing phase of Human History. And with this, I was able to pick out the sadness and grief in the happiest of moments. This is what life is all about. Love, relations, problems, conflicts, joy and grief. How Death is not as fearsome as it is passed on. How a false propaganda and elitist views and ideals can cause havoc and vast genocides. How fun and laughter gets us through the hardest of times. And how we as humans, have the lifespan of a mayfly in comparison to the wonderful universe which surrounds us. Yet still, human life and relations we make along the way are as important as ever.

[teeenofstyle]

How are you liking the bold thief? It’s one of my faves ever

so im about halfway through it and i am loving it a lot!!! its already so tragic so im a bit apprehensive as to how the ending will turn out haha but at the same time kinda excited? idk. i can totally see why this would be someones fav (i think it might be mine too but im gonna wait till im done to say for sure lol)

[rabiabilalsblog]

Narrated By Death

The Book Theif

"The human heart is a line, whereas my own is a circle, and I have the endless ability to be in the right place at the right time. The consequence of this is that I'm always finding humans at their best and worst. I see their ugly and their beauty, and I wonder how the same thing can be both. Still, they have one thing I envy. Humans, if nothing else, have the good sense to die,"

(Part Nine, Death, 491).

[chainsaw-raven]

I am invincible!! Nothing can make me cry!

*rereads The Book Thief*

* becomes a puddle of tears once more *

[0anodite0]

Hello! Tis I! 🕯️

Few Things about me?

Well,

Reader, Writer and Certified Geek™️

ARMY; MOA; STAY; IUaen; MOOMOO; Neverlander; (yeap I’m a multistan…I’m still learning tho okay? Be patient with my dumbass)

Slytherin (JK R*wl*ng can fuck right off)

Cabin 7

BNHA

And…okay nothing else is coming to mind rn…

[liesmultixxx]

this is an appreciation post for annabeth chase

the girl who held the sky, played a large part in ending the war against Kronos, single handedly retrieved the athena parthenos while unapologetically giving sass to minor and not so minor gods

thank you for teaching us that we aren’t invisible

that we’re loved

and brave and strong

and wise

and worthy of happiness

your impact will never be forgotten

𓏲 ࣪₊♡𓂃

[helpallthenamesaretaken]

Ok but can we acknowledge how well written the last olympian is???

Rachel and percy just liking each other for an escape from their realities and how real that was. Beckendorf dying. The plot twist of silena being the traitor later on which no one could guess. Percy learning the prophecy. Percy pushing annabeth away and annabeth yelling at him for running away from his feelings. The absolute angst that’s building up in percy’s mind from the thought of him dying and leading a WAR. NICO DI ANGELO. Annabeth as percy’s mortal anchor. The fact that to kill him, you need to STAB HIM IN THE BACK. The building tension. LUKE’S BACKSTORY. “WHAT DID THEY DO TO MY CITY??” Percy finally standing up and leading the army (we love zero to hero character development) The way dark percy is slowly being hinted with percy having a maniacal laugh while fighting and imagining himself with red eyes. THE AMAZING FIGHT SCENES. Annabeth getting stabbed. “DON’T TOUCH HER!!” Percy collapsing a brige and screaming when he couldn’t find any bodies. THE ANGST OF SILENA’s DEATH.The way he was just pushed past some camper like “where’s annabeth?” THE WHOLE BALCONY SCENE. Rachel coming back and suddenly the tension comes back again. NICO DI ANGELO. Annabeth being so angsty. THE FINAL FIGHT SCENE. Annabeth being the architect of olympus <3 Percy looking at annabeth while being offered immortality and remembers all the people who died since achilles told him to “never lose sight of what makes him mortal” “THINGS CAN ALWAYS GET BETTER” THE MOST SATISFYING ENDING TO BOOK SERIES EVER

No one does it like Rick Riordan

[demigods-posts]

how would you rank the Pjo books?

1. The Last Olympian (the payoffs are immaculate, solid closing to pjo and sets up hoo in an interesting way)

2. The Lightning Theif (sets up the series very well)

3. The Sea of Monsters (solid sequel to the tlt, and thalia cameo 🙌🏾🙌🏾)

4. The Titan's Curse (perfectly set the stakes for the rest of the series)

5. The Battle of the Labyrinth (beautifully written, just difficult to read bc angst 😫😫)

[purpleshadow-star]

So I went to an early screening for the first two episodes of the Percy Jackson show yesterday (Saturday), and let me just say, it is 100% the adaptation we deserve. It was amazing. Once it ended, I wanted more.

The characterizations were amazing, any changes there were made sense and made the situation more realistic and added tension, the story was straight from the book, it was just amazing.

I went with my mom and she, who doesn't know the books, really enjoyed it. I asked her how she liked it (literary just the first two episodes) compared to Harry Potter (which i had her watch a few years back), and she said there was no contest. She likes the pjo show much more. She said it was engaging and even had her wanting the next episode once it was done.

Everyone needs to watch this show. It was amazing. It lives up to the hype. We need to make sure it gets greenlit for season 2.

[aleeyenn]

GOIKYS AND DRAGONSSSSSSSSSS

[dorcasmckinnonn]

ok but watching my friends guess who the lightning thief is. like bro I swear chiron took the bolt, no dude it was for sure hades! this is about to be so funny.

[you-get-me-closer-to-god]

Armand: please let me come with you both

Lestat and Gabrielle: You’re very cool and beautiful but…something is telling me I shouldn’t…

Armand, his eyes huge:

….you………reject??….Armand??? You reject him like the idiot?? Oh!! I curse you!! I curse you for one thousand years!!!

[b00knerd1o1]

In the Lighting Thief book, one of the times Percy gets recognized because of the manhunt, he says that he's a stunt double for a lot of child actors, and that's why the person recognizes him. If that scene makes it into the TV series, I want Percy's stunt double to be the one on screen when it's said. I don't care how they do it.

[a-three-part-mini-opera]

Favorite Musical Out of These Options?

Not a lot... but choose one! (If you can)

there is a lot more, I might make a part 2! feel free to debate in the replies or whatever!

Edit: 135 votes already? Can we make it to 300?