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Posts tagged the book thief

The injury of words.
Yes, the brutality of words.

Markus Zusak, The Book Thief (via wordsnquotes)

She ran the back of her hand along the first shelf, listening to the shuffle of her fingernails gliding across the spinal chord of each book. It sounded like an instrument, or the notes of running feet.

Markus Zusak, The Book Thief (via allexsheathes)

harperperennial:
“ thebookthiefmovie:
“ In a dangerous world, the power of words gave her hope. The Book Thief hits theaters this November.
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I went to a screening last week and it was really beautiful. Like at multiple points I was thinking, “Oh...

harperperennial:

thebookthiefmovie:
In a dangerous world, the power of words gave her hope. The Book Thief hits theaters this November.
I went to a screening last week and it was really beautiful. Like at multiple points I was thinking, “Oh someone’s going to gif that on tumblr.” I was also mildly distracted by Liesel’s lips and Rudy’s eyelashes which is saying something since the story is so captivating.

Visual loveliness - but will the story translate to film?