It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.
My Review
Believe it or not, I had not read The Book Thief until this summer. It was on my “to read” list for a very long time but for some reason I just never got to it. I am so thrilled that I actually took the time to sit down with the book. It is an absolute masterpiece. It’s heartwrenching and heartwarming at the same time.
Not only does Zusak paint a believable story of the 1930s in Germany, he convincingly tells that story in a unique manner. I will admit that for the first several chapters I hated the book and was tempted to put it down. The narrator of the tale is Death. And it was only my daughter urging me to keep reading that kept me going with the book. But it was worth it.
This is a book that must be read and shared! Pick it up today!
Buylink: http://www.amazon.ca/The-Book-Thief-Markus-Zusak/dp/0375842209
