![]() It was a fascinating viewpoint, and such a cunning device for not only bringing what is quite a bitty novel together as whole, but also allowing the author to add personal commentary and using this character to voice philosophical ponderings, I feel he has probably always wanted to share, but in a very fitting, and in keeping way. Secondly, this book had a fascinating narrator: Death. The comparisons Zusak draws in his imagery are very unique, if not strange, at times, but very, very effective. ![]() Where to start? The writing itself - it was pure gold: masterful storytelling, in matter of fact yet beautiful way, with jewels of metaphor and other imagery gracing every page. In fact, I cannot praise this book highly enough, but I’ll do my best to persuade you that you HAVE to read it. I don’t know what I expected when reading this book, but it definitely exceeded all of my expectations. I LOVE this book! From the moment I picked it up, to the moment I put it down: pure enjoyment. Liesel is haunted by nightmares of her brother, who died on the journey to the Hubermans, and whose death sparked an unusual addiction: stealing books. Liesel witnesses the cruelty of the holocaust, she feels the fear of hiding in air raid shelters, and she cries out with injustice at the way Hitler and the Nazis are destroying words. There she quickly settles down, making friends with the other children on her street, going to school and attending the compulsory ‘Hitler Youth’. In a town near Munich, she comes to call it home. When the protagonist's mother is no longer able to take care of her, Liesel Meminger is taken in by foster parents, Hans and Rosa Huberman. Although it is a work of historical fiction, the work is loosely based on the life of the author's mother. ![]() This book follows the life of a German girl living in the Second World War, but the story is told from the point of view of Death. ![]() Library age rating: KS3+ (this book contains mature themes so is best suited to Year 8+)Ĭontent warning: death, suicide, grief, violence, cruelty, war Plot summary ![]()
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