Besides the fact that I'm the worst blogger in the world (note the 6+ week time lapse since my last post) I am still interested in trying to use this blog to make note of what I'm reading, which leads to...
One of the best books I have EVER read! The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak is beautifully written, a powerful story with incredibly likable characters, and written using the character of Death as the narrator. How original can you get. Does anyone know any other books written from Death's point of view? Death is even gentle and sensitive! The time period is WWII, set in Germany, in a small town outside of Munich on Himmel (heaven) street. Death has a wonderful sense of humor as does the author ;^). Somehow Death shows us that even in the face of a living hell, humans can be kind, can grow and be nurtured, and children can be resilient and come out ok.
Read this book... I give it 5 Big BOLD stars!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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