saw asked L.E. Howel:

Do you like Markus Zusak?

L.E. Howel Hi Stella,

Thanks for your question. The only book by Markus Zusak that I have read so far is The Book Thief. I have to say from this example that I love the humanity of his writing. I especially liked the fact that he looked at World War II from the perspective of the Germans, traditionally the ‘bad guys’, and showed the harsh effects on their civilian population. Interestingly this theme of seeing the humanity in unlikely places even crossed over to the worst ‘bad guy’ of them all, Death. Even he was seen looking down on the tragedy of war with what can be perhaps described as a remote sense of sadness. I loved it! In that sense this book is a masterpiece, so yes, I do like Markus Zusak very much.

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