This is such a masterfully crafted book. The Book Thief is definitely one of those books that you need to take your time to savor, but, boy is it worth it. I feel like these characters will forever be integrated into my mind. It was truly a unique story, and Zusak just builds the characters so well. At first, I was annoyed because I wanted to get to the point already (I'm a rather impatient person), but then I realized.. it's perfect the way it is. Zusak intricately weaves his story and that ending.. just wow. I'm not going to not say I was broken but....... Zusak makes it so that you never want to let go. I would definitely recommend this book.