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Dec 06, 2015 Lorri rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Oct 08, 2013 Melissa Wiebe rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, historical-fiction, young-adult, fiction, books-on-the-nightstand, holocaust, ww2, 2013

I had bought the book a number of years ago and I can't recall what the circumstances behind the purchase, but I suppose a large part of it was the reviews I had read on various blogs and that was probably a huge influence on my purchase. But nonetheless, this was a book that I had a hard time putting down, when I was in my reading mode (I sometimes lost a bit of focus and got a little antsy due to the length, but that isn't neither here nor there and not the point of this review). The book real ...more

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May 16, 2013 Megan rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-novels

I'm fascinated that this was narrated by death. And, oh, the ending. I thought that the book was a great way to talk about World War II and the consequences of it. I had a hard time getting into it at times but still a pretty good read. Recommended for history geeks. It's epically long for a y.a. book but I don't think you could get around it. ...more

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Apr 28, 2016 Sara rated it liked it

Really good story. A very unique point of view from the narrator. The reason for an average review is that this book is about 30% longer than it needed to be. It should have been edited down, in my opinion. Unfortunately by the time I actually got to the end, I didn't care that much what happened. I might check out the movie to see if it is more concise. ...more

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Aug 09, 2013 Jaimie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bibliofiction

Not sure what else I can say that hasn't already been said but that it's a beautiful story and for those, like myself, who are put off by it being a young adult book, ignore that. I'm starting to think calling a book young adult is a marketing ploy to get the book put in a section of the bookstore other than general fiction. ...more

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