I can't sleep. My eyes just won't shut. My stomach is cramping up because it's that time of the month. And I'm having hot flashes. So I'm laying here listening to my husband breathe, and thinking about just how blessed I am. This man takes care of me when I'm having a bad day. Listens when I need to talk even if he doesn't say anything. Most importantly, he loves me for who I am. So yeah, it's 1 AM and I'm laying here running my fingers through his hair. I wouldn't trade it for the world.
I just recently finished "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak. I had no idea what this novel was going to be about going into it; all I knew was that our 10th grade English class study it. Right off the bat I noticed that our narrator was not your average Joe. The narrator is death. When I realized this I said to myself, "Oh this is going to be good." The novel is all about the Holocaust and it is shown from a German point of view. Leisel Meminger's mother gives her away to a foster German family. On the trip to this new family, Leisel's brother dies. So right from the start death is there. I'm not going to give you a synopsis of it, because I think you should read it for yourself. Just know that a German family hides a Jew in their basement for a while, and death is around every corner. That last line of the novel really got me though..."I am haunted by humans."
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