The Book Thief
Synopsis:
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:
This is probably one of the best most eloquently written books I have read in a long time. Beautifully written, it was not at all what I expected of a story set in WWII, Nazi Germany. What more can you say? I automatically thought The Diary of Anne Frank. However, it is so much more than just the story of a girl in WWII Nazi Germany. Every character in the book (good or bad) are so perfectly described that you find yourself really understanding (not always liking them) why they do the things they do - good or bad. Furthermore, the book is about words and how interpretation and the application (manipulation) of words change countries, minds, people, realities, outcomes, and how powerful those words can be. For a book about the importance of words, it is fitting that the author seems to have truly thought out every word in every page for just the right effect and evoke just the right emotion.
If you can't tell, I TRULY LOVED this book and I will tell everyone about it because I think when a good book makes such a great impact on a person (to me) it almost feels like it is my duty to pass it on for others to enjoy. This book will stay with me forever and I will always remember these great characters: Liesle, Max, Rudy, Hans and Rosa, Tommy and Ilsa.
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