"Funny and gripping." –
The Miami Herald "Both serious and funny, touching and exciting." –
The Salt Lake Tribune "Fresh and thought-provoking." –
The Grand Rapids Press "Raucous, poignant, and at times laugh-out-loud funny." –BookPage
"Compulsively readable." –
Publishers Weekly, Starred
"Unpretentious, well conceived, and appropriately raw." –
School Library Journal, Starred
"Zusak outdoes himself here." –
The Bulletin, Starred
"Zusak succeeds brilliantly." –
Booklist, Starred
"Funny, engrossing, and suspenseful." –
KLIATT, Starred