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It seems that most of the people who raved about it to me raved about the narrative structure and the narrator. The book hooks you in at the end (or when you discover for yourself while reading) how the narrative is set up.
A really well executed, self-reflective book.

There's so much to take apart, too, I won't even be scratching the surface here. But the thing that was most significant for me was the portrayal of regular people in Nazi Germany. I'm sure Max could have gone to nearly any house on Himmel Street and asked for help, and I like to think that it was like that back in those years too. What we read in the history books is very broad, but there lived millions of individuals with their own thoughts and opinions. And I guess I just like to think that there are good people everywhere.
I liked the focus on books and words, and how they can change so much for someone. The end, with Liesel tearing up a book in the library, was especially powerful.
The back of my book says straight up that 'this book is narrated by death', so I caught on to that pretty quickly. And it was a cool way of narrating the story. In those times there were a lot of death, but death itself decided to focus his attention on a nine year old girl in Munich. That's pretty neat.
It was overall an amazing and very powerful book. I'm glad I got to read it.

...yet somehow I loved every stupid minute of it.
Be sure to check out the thread once in a while during September, as we read the book. Don't hesitate to share your opinions - likes and dislikes - and any questions or discussions about the book you might have.