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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
2.5 ⭐️ - Ultimately a story about grief, and as someone who has resonated with grief themes lately, I’m surprised I didn’t like this more. I think the quirkiness of how the book was written often distracted me, and being 2 decades and half a country away from 9/11 made it hard to remember the weight of the event. Beautiful ending though!
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.85
This story spans multiple generations and follows multiple storylines. The main plotline follows Oskar, a child I believe 9years old, who misses his father and finds a key and goes in search of the owner of this key, believing it will lead him to learning more about his father. The rest of the book is told in the writing of letters from other characters in the story. As the plot unfolds we learn more about other characters and how they play a part in Oskar's and his father's story. The writing is really powerful, it brings forth feelings as Oskar deals with grief and the unknown in his own way. This book shows readers the importance of life and sharing your feelings with others. Telling people you love them and how small moments matter. I don't want to spoil the plot, but I liked the book and am excited to discuss with my book club.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was very beautiful and heartbreaking. I loved that chapters were either from Oskars point of view or the grandparents. The story unfolded and it felt like I was figuring this out with Oskar. The different layouts and pictures within the book added to the story. I did not give this book 5 stars because I do not enjoy reading from a child's perspective that much.
Normally, when I read books that have a lot of hype around them I'm disappointed, but I thought this book was really good; better than I thought it was going to be going in, that's for sure!
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No