The Book Thief

I'm not sure why I didn't connect with this book. It got off to a slow start for me and I had to push myself to keep reading it. This is becoming a trend for me. I think it's personal problem and not a book problem.

I didn't mind the intrusive narrator, though I don't usually like to be told what's coming. It feels cheap or something but it sort of worked here. The unique narrative style was actually the best thing about this book. I'm a character reader and even though the characters were well drawn, I can't say I loved them, with the exception of Rosa. I can usually get behind some good ol' love-disguised-as-mild-verbal-abuse.

My first read of 2014 and my first review for months and months. I wish I could muster more than “meh.”