The Book Thief
In this book, we hear the story of a girl named Liesel Meminger narrated by Death himself. The story is set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany and World War II, a time when death was at the peak of his career. But what makes this story so special that despite his busy, tiring schedule Death manages to take notice of it, is explained in the book in a graceful manner. The writing style is just otherworldly beautiful. Despite being so fond of mystery, I couldn't help but appreciate the Death's habit of giving us the ending right at the beginning. The entire book has a dark theme accompanied by a sense of humor. The book takes us through the good, bad and horrible times faced by Liesel. The good part makes the horrible part much more painful than it should be but at the same time the good part is what makes the horrible part bearable. (If you don't understand what I meant by this, you'll just have to read to find out.) This book teaches a lot of different things....