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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
This is my new favorite book. Unlike some other reviewers, I thought it was a wonderfully quick read. The characters were very well developed... I had favorites, but I could even feel something for the villains.
This book does leave me with unanswered questions at the end... but that somehow makes me want to read it again.
It's WWII, Nazi Germany.
Death is the narrator, but certainly not what I would have expected.
Leisel is a girl who keeps surviving despite the odds against her.
Her foster parents ...more
This book does leave me with unanswered questions at the end... but that somehow makes me want to read it again.
It's WWII, Nazi Germany.
Death is the narrator, but certainly not what I would have expected.
Leisel is a girl who keeps surviving despite the odds against her.
Her foster parents ...more
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