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Book Thief - The Music Video

Creatures_of_Love 66 1 Aug 03, 2010, 05:11 PM
By Finny
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Wow.  This is really amazing.  You do realize your video is unlisted, though?  I can't imagine many people would see it like that, which is unfortunate because it's quite excellent.  I'd probably... more

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The Book Theif the Movie

Soccerpharoh 840 23 Jul 27, 2010, 12:14 AM
By Creatures_of_Love
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Hey there. Do any of you have any clues as to who will be part of the production team other than it being made by Fox? We have a song written for the movie but have no ways of communicating with the... more

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Max Vandenburg

hchica 289 9 Jul 11, 2010, 09:25 AM
By ohvagueone
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I also think that he marries Liesel. In the book, there's a quote saying, "In her final visions, she saw her three children, her grandchildren, her husband, and the long list of lives merged with... more

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Can somebody please explain to me why...

OhhAnGie 684 11 Jul 10, 2010, 08:45 PM
By Em_Turner_64
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It's from the chapter when Rudy was asked to attend the school. He, Bettina, and one of his other sisters play with the dominoes in the candlelight, enjoying the "beauty of destruction." It's also... more

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Harriet_Tubman 374 20 Jun 01, 2010, 01:07 PM
By ChibiLibo
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I wanted to know who Liesel married. I mean, it must have been someone she loved and I want to know who that person was who maybe helped her through her life (except Ilsa). For my self, I somehow... more

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Which relationship did you like the...

ayoitsmarielx 233 10 Jun 01, 2010, 10:41 AM
By ChibiLibo
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Well I liked Liesel's and Max relationship very much. They gave happiness to each other.

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Symbolism and Images

AUGZDOGZ 211 6 Jun 01, 2010, 10:31 AM
By ChibiLibo
ChibiLibo
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Posted by ChibiLibo

I think colours and heaven. Because Death always talked about the colour of the heaven at that time, and how it looked and stuff.

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The meaning behind Liesel's name...

ayoitsmarielx 248 8 Jun 01, 2010, 10:24 AM
By ChibiLibo
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Maybe it was on purpose. Or maybe he just named her that because it was a common name during WWII

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Favorite Lines from the Narrator

HeadBuzzer 1679 51 Jun 01, 2010, 10:19 AM
By ChibiLibo
ChibiLibo
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Oh, so hard to choose... I'm sure if I write one now I'll come up with something better later.... But anyway... One of my favourites is: *** A SMALL BUT NOTEWORTHY NOTE ***I've seen so many young... more

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GIVE ME A KISS SAUMENSCH

AUGZDOGZ 303 12 May 31, 2010, 02:11 PM
By ChibiLibo
ChibiLibo
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Well, in the beginning they where just kids. Kids is like that at one age. And then... She really wanted him to kiss her, but she didn't want to tell him.

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If you could be any character

Maisem 226 12 May 31, 2010, 02:05 PM
By ChibiLibo
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This might sound weird but, if I was to choose any character it'll be Death. I know his job is horrible and that he's tired of it, but I think the moments when he can see the beauty of mankind is... more

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nom nom nom *s

Harriet_Tubman 339 15 May 31, 2010, 01:59 PM
By ChibiLibo
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I loved them... Especially the one with Hitler being a conductor or whatever he was... xD

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More fun

sophiaceltica 268 8 May 31, 2010, 01:57 PM
By ChibiLibo
ChibiLibo
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Posted by ChibiLibo

I found Death really funny some times. And I don't know why, but I found it very funny and sad when Liesel thought about Max and thought "the führer still comes looking for you sometimes. He misses... more

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Author on Liesel

TheGomera-nator 323 4 May 31, 2010, 01:53 PM
By ChibiLibo
ChibiLibo
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If the author wanted her to be an "angel" kind of character she would have no flaws. And Liesel is long from perfect. She is just a girl in *german that suffers and also helps people trough... more

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Main Character

Soccerpharoh 331 8 May 31, 2010, 01:49 PM
By ChibiLibo
ChibiLibo
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For me a main character is the persons feelings and inner thoughts that you get to know. You know what deaths is thinking because he tells you, but you don't know what Liesel thought just what death... more

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A Hero?

morgan234 331 4 May 31, 2010, 01:47 PM
By ChibiLibo
ChibiLibo
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I think most of the people in the book (except the *s and Hitler) where hero's in their own way. Liesel for helping so many people trough,  Max for being, well Max, Rudy for being such a goodhearted... more

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THE BOOK'S IMPACT

matt93 429 12 May 31, 2010, 01:35 PM
By ChibiLibo
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No, it wouldn't be the same if no one had died. And it wouldn't have made me cry. But I'm glad that Max didn't die...That brought a lot of happiness to Liesel...

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Question about Death

Leakymug21 441 10 May 31, 2010, 01:29 PM
By ChibiLibo
ChibiLibo
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Posted by ChibiLibo

Maybe he came to the fact about that humans could be both so beautiful and so horribly cruel, if he didn't know that beforehand. I once again gained trust for that there are some humans that are good.

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Chat with Liesel

Urvashi 601 19 May 31, 2010, 01:21 PM
By ChibiLibo
ChibiLibo
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I would ask her what kept her strong after the bombing. And I would ask her what relation she had to Max after he returned. And I would ask who she married. Then I would give her a hug and tell her... more

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Death's Emotions

tcruz 381 11 May 31, 2010, 01:17 PM
By ChibiLibo
ChibiLibo
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I think he wants to be a human at the same time he's scared for being one. Cause he have seen the beauty and destruction humans can cause. But he knows that he can never be human, because no one... more

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