The Book Thief: Forgotten Pleasure

 

The Book Thief made me remember those long, summer, adolescent days of reading. Whether it was in my room or sprawled on a blanket in the backyard, a good book was all I needed to be perfectly content. There are so many good books around when you are a teenager that it is easy to take for granted the ease with which you conquer them. This is a book like that, to be read like that. Everything is easy, rich and good for you. The voice of death who is far from intimidating with his business like appointments. The characters you love, and somehow know you will lose them. The deft plot work and characterizations you just flow through. If you are looking for something that is both pleasurable and meaningful this is such a thing. Two thumbs up.

The book is much, much better than the movie.