The book I read was The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It is narrated by Death, and he is telling the story of Liesel Meminger. She is growing up in Nazi Germany. Her mother has been taken away for an reason unknown to Liesel. She has been sent to live with foster parents with her brother. Sadly, her brother dies on the way their. She now lives on Himmel Street, which translates to Heaven Street. The foster parents are Hans Hubermann and Rosa Hubermann. As she gets used to Himmel Street and her new situation, she is comforted by Hans. She has horrible nightmares that often end in violent screaming, and Hans goes and comforts her. Sometimes he reads to her, sometimes he plays the accordion, sometimes he just sits there and sleeps. I liked the narrator, Death, the most. He had this sort of dark humor, for instance, he starts of the book with ” here is a small fact: you are going to die”, and “a reassuring announcement: please, be calm, despite that previous threat. I am all bluster- I am not violent. I am not malicious. I am a result.” He is very sarcastic, which adds the humor to the book. This book compares well with other books I have read. I have read very good book so far this year, and this book is definitely better than the movie. Rather than having a complicated vocabulary, it has tough information, sometimes I had to read paragraphs or pages twice to be able to understand them. I would totally recommend this to a friend, and would recommend seeing the movie after reading the book. I am definitely becoming a better reader. My interests are not changing, I still love historical fiction. Something that surprised me is that Death was more of a “eh, you’re going to die, deal with it humans”, not so much a ruthless killer who took people at random.

Sincerely,

Regina Parker     1st Period