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This book is a work of art.
Death is an empathetic character who is haunted by humans, yet admires them for having the courage to die.
Hitler is merely a "strange, small man" who wanted "to rule the world with words." Yet the power of his words pales in comparison to the power of the words that live on through his victims and survivors.
This is less a work of Holocaust fiction and more a work of tiny moments that make up a life of love and loss, war and friendship.
Unlike any other book that I h ...more
Death is an empathetic character who is haunted by humans, yet admires them for having the courage to die.
Hitler is merely a "strange, small man" who wanted "to rule the world with words." Yet the power of his words pales in comparison to the power of the words that live on through his victims and survivors.
This is less a work of Holocaust fiction and more a work of tiny moments that make up a life of love and loss, war and friendship.
Unlike any other book that I h ...more
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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