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 enlarge | Author: Markus Zusak
Publisher: Black Swan
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 560
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.4
ISBN: 0552773891
EAN: 9780552773898
ASIN: 0552773891
Publication Date: January 1, 2008
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 Stunning! September 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a piece of art. I was so moved by the writing itself I had to read parts of it aloud to my husband. It is such a brilliantly clever take on a heart-wrenching subject and the disassociation of Death narrating actually made the reader more involved. The section I found to be exquisitely written was when Death described his activities during the events of 1942. This is breathtaking stuff.
Of course, the subject matter itself depicts one of the most inhumane and brutal periods in history but coupled with this writing, the impact is phenomenal.
I advise everyone to read this outstanding work which allowed me to recognise just a tiny portion of the suffering caused as a result of one man's ego.
Amazing, wonderful book w/unique perspective September 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I picked this book up in an airport on a whim. I liked the cover. It took a couple of months to open it up, but once I did, I could NOT put it down. I (foolishly) took it with me on vacation. I did NOT see the sights, because I stayed in my room all day and all night until I finished the book, sometimes laughing, sometimes crying hysterically.
This book is haunting, beautiful, and moving-but not in a sappy way. My family is Jewish, and suffered loss due to the Holocaust. But lots of people have similar stories, and have told them. They are all important, and moving, but this is completely unique, because it's not primarily about the Jews (though they are in the book).
I have to admit, I have never once thought about what it was like for regular, working class citizens to live in Nazi Germany. Or what it was like for their children. There were other innocent victims of the Nazi regime than the ones who died in the camps. Zusak vividly brings to life these special, imperfect and at the same time PERFECT characters and makes you experience their lives as if they were your own. I felt what they felt, saw what they saw, lost what they lost. And, I finished this book crying like a baby. I cried for at least half an hour. And it was wonderful.
A boy with hair the color of lemons broke my heart the night I finished reading this book. (You will understand what that means when you read it.) But I am glad he did. I would never have known him, otherwise.
READ THIS BOOK!!!!!
One to put on your wishlist September 12, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I wasn't sure what to expect from this book but it didn't disappoint. Different in that the whole story is narrated by Death himself, it just keeps your interest right to the end. Well worth reading.
 Disappointing! September 8, 2008
2 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought this book hoping it would have something good to offer. I had to stop reading it after I was almost half way through. It is dull, depressing and frankly badly written. A waste of time and money!
A future classic September 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I first saw this book I thought it wasn't for me, I thought it would be a morbid read and that I already knew about World War II. I was wrong on all accounts. Using Death as the book's narrator provides an honest, omnipresent but emotionally detached perspective. At first I didn't like the way Death would tell you what was about to happen, but Death merely gave the fact when the incident occurred its reality could still stir my emotional response. I hope that doesn't give the impression that this is a sentimental read, it isn't. In fact this technique underlines the difference between knowing something and understanding it. Everything you need to know about this book is given to you on its back cover, however it doesn't convey the way that Markus Zusak weaves the ordinary with the extraordinary into a simple, but ultimately haunting, novel.
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