Read this book. Seriously. If you have not read it, do it. If you have read it already, do it again. This is a great story. A story about Nazi Germany and a German girl. Her experience is a wonderful story with strong images and unforgettable characters. Rudy is probably my favorite. Just read the book already!
Oh, and another thing - the narrator is Death. Seriously. Death. And Death actually makes for a moving storyteller, especially in this context.
The book is not like any WWII Germany story I've ever read and that is refreshing in and of itself. It's about people, not so much ideology or groups of people. It's about humankind. The fictional characters are "real" in the sense that they are people - not labels or archetypes really.
I loved it. Oh, and it happens to be only the second book (Peter and the Starcatchers was first) in a REALLY long time that included illustrations; call me crazy, but I love that. Oh, and the illustrations were actually part of the book rather than images to show the readers what they should visualize. Good stuff.
Read the book. Just do it.
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