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Jun 30, 2018
The Book Thief was a dark, enjoyable read. Having Death act as the narrator added a grim beauty to the story, and the wry, dark humor was right up my alley, making me laugh out loud at times at the statements Death makes in their narration. This aspect of the life of a family living in small-town Germany under Hitler and the NSDAP was interesting and quite new to me. Liesel's character is complex and well done, as are the other characters and her relationships with them. The ending was heartbreaking and somehow perfect, leaving behind none of the loose strings that are sometimes found in other such stories. Wonderful. -Schattentaenzer