“This Is One of my Most Favorite Books”
This book is like a roller coaster of feelings. The story made me laugh and cry. This book is full of words that I have never used, so I recommend it if you want to enrich your vocabulary. The narrator “The Death Grim Reaper” tells you in detail everything that happened in the story. He makes you feel what the characters felt, touch, taste, smell, and even takes you to the old Nazi Germany.
I really recommend you to read this novel.
I read this book as a thirty-something year old on a car trip with my husband and four kids. I sobbed, cried quite loudly, at the end of this book. I haven’t read it again, and I’m not sure I ever will, but this book evoked a memorable visceral response that I don’t think I will ever forget.
Such cheesy writing and awful metaphors. Feel free to enjoy it but it was a 1/5 for me
Gotta say I loved this book when I was young and hadn’t read much yet. It does feel very cheesy now.
Did you ever glance at the NYT review?
Markus Zusak has not really written “Harry Potter and the Holocaust.” It just feels that way.
I think that pretty much sums up what I felt about this book.
I closed this book for good at the bit where the main character is told to stop reading what she’s reading and read Mein Kampf instead.
I have recovered well from the anvil injury to my cranium.
You do understand what the story is about, right?
I just read this book this year, but it’s from 2016, and I thought that I was the only one still talking about it. It’s honestly an amazing book. It has a pretty great narrator, and it’s a very quotable book.
I remember the quote by Death when talking about soldiers in wars ‘both sides think they are running at each other, but they’re actually running at me’ (if I remember correctly).
One thing I really liked about this book is that it kind of builds up emotions throughout. The ending isn’t really thrown at you (though I like that as well of course), you already know most of what is going to happen, but you still feel it.
I really enjoyed this book. Also read “I Am The Messenger” from him and it was pretty good, too. Couldn’t let go of the book but also didn’t want it to end.
I really enjoyed this book. Also read “I Am The Messenger” from him and it was pretty good, too. Couldn’t let go of the book but also didn’t want it to end.
Best book ever 10 outta 10
Heard a lot about the book but never read it. Thanks for the review. The book has good ratings too! I’ll go for it soon!
The writing was lovely, and I have to disagree with someone else on your post, I thought the metaphors were interesting, unusual, and contributed in a positive way. Lots of surprising and emotional moments in this novel. It took me a while to read it - skimming for plot is not the way to go with this one.