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First read May12/10 to May14/10
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This goes on the list of one of the best books I have ever read. I loved it. It was so refreshing to have another WWII Nazi Germany story but told from a totally different perspective. A shocker for me was that the book was so poetic, but I loved it because of this! The characters were endearing and so real. It portrays the people of Germany as so much more three dimensional and not as they are so often in WWII stories. I think that that is what I appreciated most about the book. I do not think
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What a great novel! The narrator was certainly....unique, and it gave the novel a very interesting point of view. What I did not like were the constant interruptions with little bold-printed blurbs giving small lists, word definitions, or what not. They really took away from the flow of the story and, in my opinion, were completely unnecessary. Zusak did an amazing job bringing his characters to life and giving them each such endearing qualities that I couldn't help but fall in love them. You mi
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An amazing book. Zusak is an incredibly talented writer. It was refreshing and interesting to read a book set in Nazi Germany that's not told from a Jewish perspective. I loved it, and will be reading this book again. My biggest question is why this book is considered young adult? While I hope that my daughter reads this book one day, I'm not sure that this is material for a nine to twelve year old.
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Really enjoyed this book. Got very emotionally attached to some of the characters. I broke into tears towards the end, but you knew that was going to happen. Loved the descriptive writing. Death becomes her.
Mar 16, 2009
Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~*
marked it as to-read
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Aug 01, 2009
Lauren
rated it
it was amazing
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Mar 11, 2010
Keith
marked it as to-read
Apr 25, 2010
Phyllis | Mocha Drop
marked it as to-read
Aug 28, 2010
Vanessa
marked it as to-read
May 22, 2011
Denise
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Apr 28, 2023
Amy W
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really liked it
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Sep 22, 2011
Charlotte
marked it as gave-up
Feb 29, 2012
Natalie
marked it as to-read
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