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You are going to die.
That's the first thing Marcus Zusak, with Death as his narrator, tells us in this beautiful, devastating story. Inevitably, any story of Nazi Germany is going to be dark. This story is no exception, but Zusak reminds us that there were also kids joking, swearing, and playing soccer; and good, average, everyday people who decided to do the right thing even as evil consumed their world.
I suppose what I liked best was the fact that ultimately, this is the story of a little girl ...more
That's the first thing Marcus Zusak, with Death as his narrator, tells us in this beautiful, devastating story. Inevitably, any story of Nazi Germany is going to be dark. This story is no exception, but Zusak reminds us that there were also kids joking, swearing, and playing soccer; and good, average, everyday people who decided to do the right thing even as evil consumed their world.
I suppose what I liked best was the fact that ultimately, this is the story of a little girl ...more
December 9th, 2k13 - have to put this aside for now. Jeff doesn't like it much.
November 29th, 2k13 - we started this a couple of days ago. It's odd, but when I listened to this book originally, I don't remember all the preamble into the story. And I did not remember the 'grim reaper' as being the narrator. That makes it kinda' interesting.
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Gonna do this a second time for a discussion group in Feb 2k13.
I enjoyed this book the first time around and don't mind l ...more
November 29th, 2k13 - we started this a couple of days ago. It's odd, but when I listened to this book originally, I don't remember all the preamble into the story. And I did not remember the 'grim reaper' as being the narrator. That makes it kinda' interesting.
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Gonna do this a second time for a discussion group in Feb 2k13.
I enjoyed this book the first time around and don't mind l ...more
I had a hard time following the stories sometimes, and I had to remind myself that the story is narrated by "Death".
The plot was interesting enough, but it was not as intriguing and not a page turner at all. ...more
Undoubtedly an excellent novel.
Jul 07, 2010
Mark
rated it
really liked it
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Shelves:
teach-or-have-taught
Excellent novel. "Students" of all ages should read.
...more
May 18, 2009
Shomeret
rated it
it was amazing
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Shelves:
historical-fiction,
young-adult
Aug 15, 2010
Leanne Sarubbi
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
read-2010,
loveloveloved
Jul 06, 2018
Kristen
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical,
2000s
Dec 20, 2012
Tiffany
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
Shelves:
2014-reading-challenge
Jan 03, 2013
Shelly Jenkins
marked it as to-read
