Weeks Four and Five

Question: Do you think maybe Zusak has had lots of encounters with death that may have caused him to write from the point of view of death, or do you think he may have just wanted to have an interesting narrator?

Thoughts about the book: I really was not a big fan of the book. There were so many similes that they started to get on my nerves! And I think death was an interesting choice of narrator to begin with, but by the end death seemed a little... flighty? Like he couldn't quite stay on track or keep one train of thought going for too long. It drove me crazy. I don't know. Maybe it was just me, but I just don't like these kinds of books I guess...

Final Post

I really enjoyed reading 'The Book Thief'. I thought it was a fantastic book, and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading at all. The book is so varied that people who enjoy any genre will like it. My favorite part of the novel is the perspective it gives you. Not only do you have a unique narrator in death, the book also offers a non-mainstream view of World War II. Most books in this setting tend to favor the setting in concentration camps. My favorite part in the story is when Liesel is motioned into the mayors house by his wife and shown their library. It's humorous how Liesel returns to thank her after she forgot.

Bookthief final post

 I thought that the Book Thief was an interesting dark book that I really enjoyed. While it is fiction I felt like I had a window into the daily life of regular Germans living in Nazi Germany. When I think of Nazi Germany I picture a bunch of radical Nazis praising Hitler and discriminating against Jews. Yet the reality is that not all people supported Hitler or his ideas. Another think that really stuck to me about this book was the use of Death as a narrator. This is the first time I had read or even heard of this point of view. The book is not told through third person as it appears but first person with Death telling the story.  Overall the book did not have a lasting impression on me except for the things I mentioned above, It was a nice story but it just isn't a story I will remember. Unlike Of Mice and Men where George kills Lenie, the book thief does not have a shocking ending or a powerful message at the end that I will always recall. This book did have a sad ending with the destruction of Himmel street and Max but this book is not Kite Runner, where I felt depressed at the end, I didn't really feel any remorse. This is a good book and I would defiantly recommend this book but it is not one of my favorites.