English language
Published July 27, 2006
HERE IS A SMALL FACT: YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier.
Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with her foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.
SOME MORE IMPORTANT INFORMATION: THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH.
It's a small story, about: a girl an accordionist some fanatical Germans a Jewish fist fighter and quite a lot of thievery.
ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW: DEATH WILL VISIT THE BOOK THIEF THREE TIMES.
--back cover
I really liked the book. It took me a bit to get used to the formatting, but once engrossed in the story (which took maybe 10% to get there), I was hooked with the characters and involved in the story. Though I had this on my bookshelf, I read this without knowing anything about the book. I likely will not re-read this book, but it is definitely one I would recommend.
