Not a bad premise for a book. I liked the beginning when they were in Austria. Then it got boring. No surprises, no especially interesting characters,...moreNot a bad premise for a book. I liked the beginning when they were in Austria. Then it got boring. No surprises, no especially interesting characters, and I am decreasingly tolerant of overly-descriptive passages in novels as I get older. (less)
Here's why I'm not giving this book 5 stars: The lists. They really bugged me. And while I found some of the figurative language surprising and beauti...moreHere's why I'm not giving this book 5 stars: The lists. They really bugged me. And while I found some of the figurative language surprising and beautiful, some was downright distracting. The whole "eating colors" thing drove me crazy. Death as narrator was gimmicky.
Yeah, I should probably take away one star at least for all that, but I don't feel like it today. It's original. I love the characters. I love it as an intelligent book for teens. I appreciate where Zusak was going with this and what he accomplished.
I would never want my children to read this book *instead of* Anne Frank, Elie Wiesel, or Corrie Ten Boom, but I think it's a wonderful addition. (less)
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