![]() Now I have finished The Book Thief and I wish I hadn’t because I would like nothing more than for the story to go on a few hundred or thousand more pages, for World War II not to have made Germany such a bleak and hopeless place. Why did I start reading this five months ago, get more than 100 pages in and then set it aside? It was due back to the library, yes, but I saw it again on the shelves a few times and never picked it back up until finally, when it was no longer there, I put in a request for it and determined that, this time, I’d finish it. Unusual and a bit quirky, but in a way that is beautiful, rather than distracting. ![]() The book is narrated by Death which brings a new view to an oft-written about topic. ![]() When a young Jew comes to hide in their basement, she further discovers the power of the books upon herself and others. Leisel is a foster child living with her new parents in Germany her foster papa teaches her to read and she finds herself stealing books as a way to even the debt between herself and the world that has taken her family and her old life. ![]() The story line and characters suck you in and it races along, but then you have to stop and reread the last few lines to soak in the remarkable writing. ![]() 10 of 10: The Book Thief is almost certainly the best book I’ve read this year. ![]()
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