Entry FeedJust finished reading The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak. This is definitely the best book that I have read in months.
The Book Thief is the story of a ten year old girl, Liesel, in Nazi Germany. She is abandoned into foster care, losing her brother on route to her new home. After her brother's burial, Liesel sees a book on the ground in the grave yard and steals it, though she cannot read.
Liesel steals more books; her foster father teaches her to read, and she helps others with her reading. The lives of those on Himmel Street are hard, but the characters have their victories.
The story is narrated by Death, and despite the subject matter, I didn't find the novel depressing. It was sad at times, and terrible in others, but Liesel's spirit is strong.
Very well written, I breezed through the over 500 pages in three days. I loved this book.
I keep 'forcing' this book on everybody I know. The other 7 members of my book club thought it as great as I did. So did daughters 26, 24 and 22.