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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
5.0
challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is one of the most devastating and beautiful books i've ever read. The prose is so stunning and i'm so moved by the juxtaposition between a safe childhood and the death and destruction caused by the War.

I loved every character here and Death had such a strong voice. I'm also very dehydrated after this, the last 50ish pages just wrung me out.