"Extraordinary, resonant and relevant, beautiful and angry." - Lisa Hilton, Sunday Telegraph

"...a beautifully balanced piece of storytelling...Unsettling, thought-provoking, life affirming, triumphant and tragic, this is a novel of breathtaking scope, masterfully told. It is an important piece of work, but also a wonderful page-turner." - Guardian

"A moving work which will make many eyes brim." - Marianne Brace, Independent on Sunday

"This is a weighty novel worthy of universal acclaim. A sense of dread prevades this beautifully written novel. As The Book Thief draws to a close, Death says: "There's a multitude of stories that i allow to distract me as I work." The story of the Book Thief, who tried to change the world in her own small way, proves one formidable and inspiring distraction." - Lianne Kolirin, The Daily Express

"Brilliant and hugely ambitious ... the kind of book that could be life-changing" - New York Times Book Review

"...breathtakingly good." - Becky Stradwick, Buyer, Borders, The Bookseller

"A magical tale." - Elle

"...a fantastic book...it packs a huge emotional punch." - Angela Lockton, The Golden Treasury, London, The Bookseller

"A tonic much needed amid the ominous menace of an era of such calamity." - Alexandra Hamlyn, FT magazine

"Quirky, engaging and beautifully written" - Woman and Home