I'm super late to the game on this book but I'm glad I finally gave this a read. It is a solidly good book. Of course, you have to be a fan of books that are slow burns- lots of build up and slice of life stories sprinkled throughout- and also into stories that jump around and have some asides. I didn't enjoy this book when I first tried it as a physical book but I found that the audio narration of this book clicked with me better and made the experience much more magical. The fact that death narrates the book is really cool and unique and hearing it as an audio book really made it a great experience (plus the narrator was really excellent). I enjoyed this book quite a lot and found it to be equal parts touching and tragic. Zusak has a wonderful writing style and really made a gorgeous telling of a unique World War II/Holocaust story. Highly recommend (although I feel like almost everyone has read this one already).