Matt G. (mattguion) reviewed on 3/25/2011 + 14 more book reviews

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This may well be the best book I've ever read. I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone. The story of a little girl living in Nazi Germany during World War II is interesting enough, that fact that she learns to read and love the written word through book thievery is even more interesting . . . but what propels this book to being extraordinary is the fact that the narrator is Death himself, a supernatural and yet surprisingly human-like being who is sometimes wry and humorous and sometimes bitter and harsh, but who is ultimately tortured by the people like Liesel who were left behind. Markus Zusak is a phenomenal writer with a gift for story and a way of manipulating the English language in an incredibly compelling way. This is a must read, no matter who you are.

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