The Book Thief

I was initially taken aback by the book's narrator and disappointed that a book I had hoped, and thought, I would really enjoy was not going to be enjoyable after all. I wanted to read the book before I saw the movie, and I need to see the movie in the next week or so, so I decided to keep reading and hope for the best.

I'm so glad I did. I fell in love with not only the characters, but also the beauty of the writing, the poetry, the word choice, the stories within stories. I would have preferred a little less foreshadowing but that is my only critique.

Beautiful book about a horrible time in our history.