A new favorite

Like Jen, I finished the book.

I finished it on Sunday and I was sad. I shed a few tears. And not just because some sad things happened (I won't give anything away), but because I when I closed the book, I missed the characters. If I were an author, I'd want people to say that about my books.

Somewhere midway through the book, I liked the following regarding Max:

"Everything was so desperately noisy in the dark when he was alone. Each time he moved, there was the sound of a crease. He felt like a man in a paper suit." (p152)

I really just love the way Zusak describes feelings, emotions, events,... nearly everything, I guess.

And I once had a jacket (I think it's still somewhere in my closest) and every time I wore it, I honestly felt like I was wearing a paper suit. It just reminded me of this. That's all.