The book Thief, Markus Zusak

It’s WWII Germany, and young Liesel has been moved from the comfort of her house, never to see her mother again. Instead, she adapts to her surroundings, and makes friends with the many people she lives with. And, she steals. She steals books.

            Another interesting point, maybe a reminder to Zusak’s creativity, is who narrates the story. Death narrates the book, and keeps a sense of humour into who he is. He describes young Liesel’s life, and what happened when the bombs came.

            An extremely gripping book once you get into it, despite a loose entry into the story. Death sometimes overdoes his point, in such places as his description of colours, when Death could go straight into the story. Also a book with very poignant moments, which makes the reader think of the consequences of war. 8/10