Read and Review: "The Book Thief"

Verse of the day: Proverbs 19:21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

A brilliant testament to the true power of words in a world filled with silenced voices, is the best way to describe Markus Zusaks beautifully written masterpiece, "The Book Thief". Taking place post and during world war two, we are huddled into a dark and full train car with little Lesiel, her birth mother, deceased brother and our narrator who makes no need to introduce himself but makes himself known without trying.

We come face to face with the realities man comes to endure in the midst of war as he treads the line between possible victory and unavoidable defeat. We are forced to worry if our heroin will see this through until the end or meet fate itself amidst the smoke of fallen bombs. We develop a warm companionship with a Jewish refugee on the run from certain death, we learn to grow empathy and love for her "sausmeech" wielding adoptive mother whom takes in the child after her mother splits ways with her. As our heroine did, we admire and love her adoptive father with his accordion hands and we watch a friendship blossom, the color of lemons as we develop a taste for burning pages, and scorch ink.

To some, a Book thief may stand as one of the many vultures of society, but for me? a thief of words is a savior to experience.

Rating: 10/10 Quills Will read again.