The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
5/5
Alfred A. Knopf 552 pages March 14, 2006
Narrated by Death himself, this is the story of Liesel Meminger, a young girl living with a foster family in Nazi Germany. As bombs fall and her neighbors march to war, Liesel finds solace in stealing books and sharing them with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.
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A book about the power of books? Jim was MADE for this review. Zusak's decision to let Death narrate is a stroke of genius — haunting, darkly funny, and heartbreaking all at once. Liesel's love of words hits right in the bookworm soul. The last hundred pages are an ugly-cry, and there's no shame in that. Five magnificent worms.
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