This novel is really well written. Markus Zusak created a really good theme that could be quite realistic (People suffering during a war). I loved how Zusak made Death himself the narrator of the novel,
“I witness the ones that are left behind, crumpled among the jigsaw puzzles of realisation, despair and surprise. They have punctured hearts. They have beaten lungs.”
This quote is from Death’s point of view when he is telling us about the bodies he is picking up and taking to the next life. I liked how the protagonist’s family were genuinely nice people so I could feel better about how the protagonist and the hidden Jew is being brought up. I liked (not in a bad way) how the novel didn't quite have a happy ending to it, therefore it made
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Lastly, I really liked how the whole novel flowed, it was really easy to follow through the novel and was incredibly enticing most of the time.
I wasn't sure if I’d enjoy this novel, I’d always wanted to read it and when I was adding books to my reading list, I came across this on Goodreads, so I decided to read it for my last personal response. After reading it, I found I thoroughly enjoyed it and didn't dislike one thing because I found it so intriguing and found it was much different and ‘mature’ compared to other novels recommended for our age. Next step is to watch the film!
I think this novel should be included in a year 12 book reading club because it is filled with powerful emotion, like when Rudy is showing Liesel around the town, he points down a road of smashed up, abandoned houses and calls it, “The road of yellow stars,” referring it to the Jews who had once lived there and were forcibly removed from their homes to go elsewhere. This creates a horribly sad feeling because most of these facts are true. This novel is filled with major suspense and supports the readers with a small history lesson by describing how hard and dangerous it was for Jews to be roaming around in Germany and how bad they were suffering, whether they'd been caught or