I've been reading all afternoon, and just finished The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. The author lives in Sydney, and I was sucked into this book on the first page. The book has two narrators, one is Death, and the other a young girl by the name of Liesel. Set in 1939 in Nazi Germany, Death becomes interested in Liesel's story as a young German girl during the war, who steals books. I read quite a few books set in this period when I was at ADFA, but this is a completely unique perspective on this era in history, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.Although it's quite a hefty book, it's easy to read and the pages fly by (almost as quick as a Patterson). Zusak's unique style includes snippets and notes throughout the book, and he often jumps ahead to let you know what will happen, and then goes back to explain the events leading up to it. Surprisingly this style doesn't detract from the pace, and I really enjoyed this book.
Zusak has written two other books, so I might need to check them out.
My rating = *****
Carpe Librum!
Hey Trace!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked this one - I think I recommended it, did I?
I borrowed it from the library months ago, but it stuck with me enough that I bought it. It'd definately one of my "to read again" books.
Try "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield - amazing!
Thanks for dropping me a note :-) I read Thirteenth Tale in December last year, and was definitely one of my favourites for the year.
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