I went into this book with a faint idea of what it was about. I find it best to read books that way, no spoilers or already watched movies to go off of. This was our book club book for September. This book had me from the very beginning when the narrator was introduced as Death. He talked a little about himself but mostly wanted to relate the story of a young girl named Liesel Meminger. Liesel was brought to a family in Munich Germany during the beginning years of World War II. Herfather not around and their family so poor that there was no food, shelter or way for her mother to properly care for her and her brother. She decided to give them up so they could have a better life. Her brother however never made it to Munich. That was the beginning of Liesel Meminger's career as a book thief.
I find I am a little mixed about this book. I really enjoyed listening to it and getting a different perspective of WWII; from the German civilians perspective. I fell in love with the characters; Liesel, Papa, Mama, Rudy, Max and more. Even though Death (being the narrator) often told of the outcome or the future of some of these characters. It still came as a shock or an ah-ha moment when it occurred. Which is funny when you technically already knew that outcome.
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