The Book Thief

So yesterday I finished The Book Thief written by Aussie Mark Zusak it was interesting twist on the holocaust. From the perceptive of Death on a promise-keeper who does not get caught and send away to a camp. Death narration totally reminded me of The color of Magic and Hogsfather by novelist Terry Pratchett. I liked it! Though I've read the Hiding Place, The Zoo Keeper's Wife, The Guernsey Literary and Potatoes Peel Pie Society. All have different views of the Holocaust, some are more touching to me then others, the Book Thief was refreshing it brought a new light on the regular joe-German and how they were caught in a dictatorship state and how because of personal experiences they got involved. It happens in all countries with dictatorships the citizens who can not flee are stuck in it and have to learn to survive.

It was brilliant of the author to highlight how the Fuhrer was all about words, and so was the girl. Propaganda in this book equals brain washing and is clearly more impacting on the young then others who are wiser and have lived through wars before. I like the thought that words save her. I also love that he used alot of german words in it.

Though I'm unsure about some details they seem alittle far fetched such as. Would the rich mayors wife be able to save all her library from the book burnings? Would the boy who loved Jesse Owens and could not control his mouth really have lived that long in Nazi Germany without changing his style? Would the girl who writes really survived the bombs on Himmel Street?