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Fantastic.
I didn't like this as much as I thought I would. It was interesting and I give Zusak props for his creativity. But I guess I was expecting there to be more narrative pay off in the end, rather than just a really depressing story. I also got annoyed with the heavy handed foreshadowing. I know that it is something YA authors do so younger folk can follow the story, etc. but this was really blatant and I felt like it spoiled the major plot points.
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Interesting take on an oft-discussed subject. The book spoils itself by hinting at, or outright telling about, future events. There's a smattering of German words, which are immediately translated into English - I found this incredibly annoying and distracting.
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Very sad ending and moments of brilliance, but it just didn't do it for me. mostly it was moments of "could be brilliant." Having Death as the narrator was awesome, but it wasn't really about him. He just interjects once in a while. Meh.
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Loved this book. Beautifully written and moving. Cried over this one!
Nov 28, 2011
Brooke
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Jennifer Daum
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Mayumi
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Jas Merrick
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it was amazing
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