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A young girl, an accordiontist, a jewish fistfighter, lot of thievery!
The story of Liesel Meminger, from her arrival at the street of heaven, here growing up with her foster parents, the thieveries with her best friend Rudy, the state of Nazi Germany, the tragdey as it happens on the steet of heaven. Beautifully narrated (by death), engrossing and you will "live" through the book as you read.
Would've loved to rate it more than 5! :-) ...more
The story of Liesel Meminger, from her arrival at the street of heaven, here growing up with her foster parents, the thieveries with her best friend Rudy, the state of Nazi Germany, the tragdey as it happens on the steet of heaven. Beautifully narrated (by death), engrossing and you will "live" through the book as you read.
Would've loved to rate it more than 5! :-) ...more

“Even death has a heart.”
The second you finish this book, you either love it or hate it. I ended up loving it for several reasons. What the book does best is capture the essence of the human spirit - our hope, our despair, and our penchant for love, among many other things. The best parts of this book are the characters. Liesel with her love for words and books, Papa with his accordion and soft heart, Max with his surviving guilt and affection for Liesel, Rosa with her hard affection for her ado ...more
The second you finish this book, you either love it or hate it. I ended up loving it for several reasons. What the book does best is capture the essence of the human spirit - our hope, our despair, and our penchant for love, among many other things. The best parts of this book are the characters. Liesel with her love for words and books, Papa with his accordion and soft heart, Max with his surviving guilt and affection for Liesel, Rosa with her hard affection for her ado ...more

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