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Really good book alert
 
Last night I finished reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It's listed as a young adult book, I found out after looking at the award seal on the front cover, but it didn't seem like a typical young adult novel. I suppose it's young adult in the same way that A Prayer for Owen Meany can be considered young adult, in that it deals with a young character but is a pretty sophisticated book.
At any rate, it's the best book I've read in a long while, and I read A LOT of books. The narrative style is a little odd in the first page or two and I worried I wouldn't connect with the characters given the viewed-from-afar point of view, but this definitely wasn't a problem.
It's set in Nazi Germany and revolves around Liesel Meminger, who grows from 11 to about 14 in the book. I should mention that I'm a sucker for coming of age books and also for books dealing with the Nazi era, so I was predisposed to like this book. I won't say too much more except that the book has a unique perspective: it's told from the point of view of Death, who's alternately puzzled, saddened, and inspired by humankind. Liesel and her friend Rudy are wonderful characters, and I was sad to say goodbye to them at the end of the book.
Check it out! Buy it! Read it!
And feel free to leave any book recommendations in the comments area.Labels: Markus Zusak, really good book, The Book Thief
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I need to read this.
Thanks for the recommendation. I will check this out.