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So I read this, and because I don't know how to tell you about this in short, I'm posting my entire review here:

I both hate and love this book.

The way it is written, is something I normally wouldn't like.
I don't like to read books told in a God-like POV. They are often abit flatt, with little charactergrowth, and I don't like the hints of whats going to happen in the future.
But in this case, it was OK.
Probably because I knew it was told by Death.

Another thing I don't really like in a book, is symbolism and metaphores.
They are OK a few times, but to much of them, and it makes the language heavy.
This book was riddled with metaphores, almost one on every page, and it was tireing, but it also fitted with the way the story was told.

The story was also kind of slow.
If not for the God POV, and the telling of what was going to happen, I don't think I would finish this reading.

So there was a lot of things I didn't like, but this book did something to me anyway.
Like everyone else I've learned about WW2 at school, I've been to Auswitch, I've seen the movies. But it has all been so distant for me.
Even listening to my grandmother, who lived through it, its distand. Don't get me wrong, I'm sad it all happened, and angry. And when my grandmother talks about it, all I want to do is hug her and make it all go away.
But everything else? Its just been a piece of history.
Until I read this book.

As Liesel, I love and hate words. But words speaks more to me, than pictures or actions, almost. Atleast the written word.
So reading this book, everything suddenly became so real.
How it affected everyone, how they survived, what it did to people, to families, to lives.
I don't think I've cried this much from a book in years.

So while the writing was partly killing me, the story saved it all.
But a fair warning if you plan to read this book.
Its not a fast read. You have to comit to the reading, to the story. Its heavy, both physical and fysical.
But deffenatly worth a read, if you have the time and heart.