First impressions-
1. Death as the narrator is great. Sounds like the kind of guy I'd like to meet... uh, I take that back. But in all seriousness, I really appreciate the narrative format. I can really hear the voice of the storyteller in my head.
2. Scenery is described as if with broad strokes of thick oil paint. Maybe it's the heavy theme of colors, but I can really feel the mood of the settings.
3. This story is starting out a lot like The Hunger Games.
Similarities:
a. scrawny poor girl is oppressed by "the man" and learns how to scrap for herself.
b. She disobeys to survive, and eventually starts sticking it to "the man".
c. Enter blonde childhood friend who has been in love with her from the beginning.
d. ... perhaps more to come. Let me know of you saw the parallel, or if I'm off my rocker.
Scratch the comparison to Hunger Games. While the mentioned similarities remain, not much else was the same. No dis to HG, but a comparison wouldn't be fair to the Book Thief, as it was much deeper, artistic, and meaningful.
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