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You are going to die.
That's the first thing Marcus Zusak, with Death as his narrator, tells us in this beautiful, devastating story. Inevitably, any story of Nazi Germany is going to be dark. This story is no exception, but Zusak reminds us that there were also kids joking, swearing, and playing soccer; and good, average, everyday people who decided to do the right thing even as evil consumed their world.
I suppose what I liked best was the fact that ultimately, this is the story of a little girl ...more
That's the first thing Marcus Zusak, with Death as his narrator, tells us in this beautiful, devastating story. Inevitably, any story of Nazi Germany is going to be dark. This story is no exception, but Zusak reminds us that there were also kids joking, swearing, and playing soccer; and good, average, everyday people who decided to do the right thing even as evil consumed their world.
I suppose what I liked best was the fact that ultimately, this is the story of a little girl ...more
I thought this was a good story, but it started very very slowly. And I thought Death's input a very tiring distraction. I felt like Death sighed with each comment he made and it kind of made me feel tired of the story, just like he was....
I almost stopped reading the book ~ the foreshadowing was ridiculous! It mentioned what was coming so many times, that by the time the event happened, I wanted to double check my book mark ~ was I rereading this part again? Oh, no, I've only heard about it 40 ...more
I almost stopped reading the book ~ the foreshadowing was ridiculous! It mentioned what was coming so many times, that by the time the event happened, I wanted to double check my book mark ~ was I rereading this part again? Oh, no, I've only heard about it 40 ...more
Having Death as the narrator was genius. The fact that Death has such dry humor and shows such fascination of the human nature just makes it all even better.
That being said, the story itself is very heavy reading. All books from the world wars are like that, especially the second world war I tend to think. This time we get the story of a little German girl in a small town - she's from a poor neighborhood and all they really care about (at least, most of them) is trying to survive. At the beginni ...more
That being said, the story itself is very heavy reading. All books from the world wars are like that, especially the second world war I tend to think. This time we get the story of a little German girl in a small town - she's from a poor neighborhood and all they really care about (at least, most of them) is trying to survive. At the beginni ...more
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This is a wonderful book. I'm not sure exactly what makes it a YA or children's novel instead of just great literature. The characterization is amazing, the story heartbreaking. This is a tearjerker. I must warn you, there are only one or two books in my life that have ever made me cry, and I was sobbing for several pages of this one.
The pacing of the story is good but detailed and the poetic prose slowed ...more
This is a wonderful book. I'm not sure exactly what makes it a YA or children's novel instead of just great literature. The characterization is amazing, the story heartbreaking. This is a tearjerker. I must warn you, there are only one or two books in my life that have ever made me cry, and I was sobbing for several pages of this one.
The pacing of the story is good but detailed and the poetic prose slowed ...more
This book had been on my to-read list for quite some time because I was intrigued by the title. I didn't know anything about it, I just liked the title.
I was intrigued by Death as narrator. It caused me to think about Death from a different perspective and I found some of the thoughts and ideas of Death very interesting and counter to popular lore.
While I did take some time to actually get into this book, I did find the characters fascinating and multi-faceted. Liesel is endearing and you want t ...more
I was intrigued by Death as narrator. It caused me to think about Death from a different perspective and I found some of the thoughts and ideas of Death very interesting and counter to popular lore.
While I did take some time to actually get into this book, I did find the characters fascinating and multi-faceted. Liesel is endearing and you want t ...more
Listened to this one -- incredible reader!
Jan 31, 2013
Kim DeCina
marked it as to-read
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Sarah
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Lisa Mena
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