I've been putting this book off for a while now, and on my 36 hour train ride from LA to Seattle I realized it was the best time to finish a book. The book is narrated by death himself which i can say made this book a lot more enjoyable, a little more heartbreaking but also made me feel comortable in a weird sense? Death himself bringing me comfort. The characters are so lovable even the ones that arent so lovable (Rosa). It takes place during the World War II and what sets it apart from other similarly set books, this one tells the story of a little girl who doesnt get the absolute worst end of it but definitely suffered as well. It wasn't just Leisel's story in this it was also the stories around her. The story of Hans, the story of Rudy, the story of Frau Holtzapfel the story of Isla Hummerman and of Max. It always amazes me when authors are able to write a billion different stories in one story, my imagination ran wild while reading this further wanting to explore the other characters but what we get is what we get. I love this book so much, I hope the movie is just as good