Anna Bobryakova Bobryakova itibaren Bineki, Madhya Pradesh, Hindistan
The Book Thief is wonderful. I'd even call it delightful, except that it deals with some difficult subject matter. Set in Nazi Germany, The Book Thief is narrated by the very busy angel of death, who tells in detail the story of Leisel Memminger, an orphan adopted by a working-class German family in the late 1930s. Leisel's coming of age (and her intense love of books) is set against the poverty of her circumstances and the uncertainty and fear that characterized Hitler's rise to power. I highly recommend it; one of my favorites so far this year. A shout out to briefwriter for suggesting it.