The Book Thief

I would say this is in my top ten books I've ever read. The Book Thief written by Markus Zuzak is a GREAT book. I highly recommend savoring it. It is about a young girl in Germany during World War II, but it is narrated by Death. Very interesting and it takes a little getting used to because Death knows and tells what is going to happen before it happens. There is a lot of tension and anticipation. This is mainly the story of Liesel Meminger, who was taken in as a foster child by a working class family in a small town near Munich. The man she calls Papa is not a supporter of the Nazi regime, so his work and his family suffer. They hide a Jewish man in their basement, scrounge for life’s basic necessities and generally try to survive. The desire of Liesel to read and the connection to books and a classmate and the man they are hiding make this thick book a very fast read. If you read this book please post here your reactions and any favorite parts. (I bet you can guess which part was my favorite.)