by Markus Zusak
This book is about a 12 year old girl that lives in Germany in 1942 - during World War II under Hitler's reign. It is a Nazi Germany story like you have never read before and it gave me just a little taste of what it would be like to live in a little town with a war in my country. It's narrated by Death, which seemed very strange at first, but as I got further into the book, I appreciated the point of view because of the lack of grief when deaths were explained. This is not a happy book, but there are lots of happy parts. If you like historical fiction or beautifully written novels, I definitely recommend this book to older readers.
I have to admit that it took great discipline for me to finish this book. I started it last year and had read a few chapters here and there, but it mainly sat untouched on my night stand. It seems fitting that I would decide to finish it and read about war on Memorial Day. (Though the German soldiers in the book were the solders our American ones were fighting against.) It isn't a fast paced book, but once I allowed myself to slow down and enjoy the beauty in the words describing Liesel's experiences - I found myself really wanting to keep reading to the end of her story.
This book is about a 12 year old girl that lives in Germany in 1942 - during World War II under Hitler's reign. It is a Nazi Germany story like you have never read before and it gave me just a little taste of what it would be like to live in a little town with a war in my country. It's narrated by Death, which seemed very strange at first, but as I got further into the book, I appreciated the point of view because of the lack of grief when deaths were explained. This is not a happy book, but there are lots of happy parts. If you like historical fiction or beautifully written novels, I definitely recommend this book to older readers.
I have to admit that it took great discipline for me to finish this book. I started it last year and had read a few chapters here and there, but it mainly sat untouched on my night stand. It seems fitting that I would decide to finish it and read about war on Memorial Day. (Though the German soldiers in the book were the solders our American ones were fighting against.) It isn't a fast paced book, but once I allowed myself to slow down and enjoy the beauty in the words describing Liesel's experiences - I found myself really wanting to keep reading to the end of her story.
we think it is a pretty good book to read over the summer we hoped to read it next year
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