Have you ever wondered if all Germans were on Hitler's side in World War II? The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a book that I highly recommend reading. After you read it, you will know that not all Germans were Nazis. The author gives you a great feel for this book as if the main character was his mother. The book breaks the typical stereotypes of Germans during WWII. One of the main characters is a German girl named Liesel. She demonstrates courage, love, and hate. The person narrating is completely different than any other narrator in any other book you have ever read, this narrator is Death and it is as if he was a human. Zusak makes the story fun and page-turning.
According to Wikipedia, the author tells this story well because it is about his mother and father's accounts of WWII. Zusak was an Australian with German and Austrian blood. He is the youngest of four children. Mr. Zusak has written many great books, but through all the books he has written he has learned to let failure be his friend. He has won four awards for The Book Thief. It  was also runner up for young adults library services association award.
Turning back to the book, in WWII, plenty of others and I thought all Germans were Nazis. But we are wrong some German families such as the Hubermanns helped the Jewish. They tried to hide the Jews and help them get out of Germany and away from Hitler. By doing this they were sacrificing their own lives. Because anyone that showed remorse for the Jews would be mistreated and rejected in their own community by both their friends and family.
Throughout the book Leisel shows emotions for her friends and family such as love, hate, and courage. Whenever you read about Leisel and her father Hans reading you can sense to love they have for each other. She shows hate for the Führer  for persecuting the Jewish. The way courage is seen in the book is through the acts of courage the Hubermanns show. After seeing everything Liesel has gone through, the book helps you to be thankful for what you have.The girls emotions grow so strong it feels as if you know her. Even the narrator is yearning to find out what happens to her.
The narrator Death is a great narrator for this book because he tells you what happens to some of the people, and in the event of not knowing what a certain keyword in German is  he steps in, and helps you with your German. The narrator effects the story because he splits off at different times to show you everything else that is happening in one of the other characters life. Death also makes it a bit better to bare the sad parts of the book. The ending is an ending that helps you know how Leisel gets through her loss. I enjoyed this book and I believe you will too.