The Book Thief

So on my way back to school my dad and I stopped at a Border's and he told me he'd buy me a book. Chelsey had previously mentioned that The Book Thief was something I may enjoy since it was set in Nazi Germany and narrated by Death. Oh yes, I was intrigued. So I bought that book.

It took me awhile to read because I've been busy with school and it's kind of a heavy book. However, it is beautiful. Beautiful in the way it describes life. The metaphors and personifications just pulling you into Death's world and seeing the world through his (is it a he?) eyes. Not just that though, but the story in general. A young girl growing up in Nazi Germany, not knowing that what is happening in the war is bad. Well, not until she befriends a Jew when her family hides one in their basement. It's a look at World War II from the eyes of youth. And innocence. Her struggle with learning to read. The death of her brother. Adjusting to living with her foster parents. Watching books being burned. Stealing others. Her best friend. Death. Life. Learning to use her words. The importance of them. Their strength. Their power. The image of a Jew in a fist fight with Hitler. Describing the sky. Reading to the broken and fearful.

It's a tragedy.

It's historical.

It's a love story.

It's poetic.

It's unique.

It's motivational.

And I like to think that Liesel and Max got married.

Death just forgot to mention that.