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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Self harm
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
When I added this book to my TBR pile years ago, I didn't expect it to be as emotional as it really was. Maybe it's because I saw friends affected by 9/11 in similar ways to the main characters. Maybe it's because this event in history has been ingrained in my head from watching it happen on TV as it happened, so I was picturing the news reels from that day in my head as they were described in the book. This is definitely one I'm glad I read, but will only recommend if you're prepared for the flood of emotions that it will bring.
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not me crying at 2AM! My first Foer’s book and I found his writing style here superb! May be a little pretentious but beautiful.
The most amazing book, so beautifully written and filled with interesting characters and their intriguing stories.
Nine-year-old Oskar Schell adores his father, Thomas. Oskar is something of a genius, so he never fits in at school, but his dad sort of becomes everything to Oskar. And then Thomas Schell dies in one of the towers on 9/11. Two years later, Oskar still isn't handling this well. Snooping around his dad's closet one night, he finds an unusual key. Oskar becomes obsessed with finding the lock the key opens. His dad used to set up complicated scavenger hunts for Oskar, so this is sort of one last game they can play together. But for Oskar, it's really more than a game. He's hoping to find some answers about his father and maybe even finally find some peace.
I don't think I would ever have picked this up had it not been chosen for one of my group reads here on GR. But I'm so glad I read it. I was in love with Oskar within the first five pages or so. He's too smart for his own good, he's funny, and he's broken. What a combination. He's every bit as endearing as Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird or Reuben and Swede from Peace Like a River. He really makes this book.
So I'm reading along, and I'm thinking, "This book should really be called Extremely Funny and Incredibly Heart-Breaking." That's how it was. Oskar would have me giggling out loud one minute and then he would talk about how he's invented a bird-seed shirt, so that if you're ever falling off a skyscraper, the birds would all come get you and fly you to safety. Just heart-breaking. But by the end, for me, anyway, it just got to be all heart-breaking. That's why it only got four stars. It was really, really, good, I loved Oskar, it handled the subject of 9/11 very well, but it just got to be a little too sad for me. I know, I know, it's a book about 9/11, how can I knock it for being too sad, but there you go. I am.
Still, I do recommend it, if only so Oskar Schell can join the ranks of unforgettable characters from literature.
I don't think I would ever have picked this up had it not been chosen for one of my group reads here on GR. But I'm so glad I read it. I was in love with Oskar within the first five pages or so. He's too smart for his own good, he's funny, and he's broken. What a combination. He's every bit as endearing as Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird or Reuben and Swede from Peace Like a River. He really makes this book.
So I'm reading along, and I'm thinking, "This book should really be called Extremely Funny and Incredibly Heart-Breaking." That's how it was. Oskar would have me giggling out loud one minute and then he would talk about how he's invented a bird-seed shirt, so that if you're ever falling off a skyscraper, the birds would all come get you and fly you to safety. Just heart-breaking. But by the end, for me, anyway, it just got to be all heart-breaking. That's why it only got four stars. It was really, really, good, I loved Oskar, it handled the subject of 9/11 very well, but it just got to be a little too sad for me. I know, I know, it's a book about 9/11, how can I knock it for being too sad, but there you go. I am.
Still, I do recommend it, if only so Oskar Schell can join the ranks of unforgettable characters from literature.
Πάρα πολύ ενδιαφέρον, πάρα πολύ καλογραμμένο, πάρα πολύ ζωντανοί και ενδιαφέροντες χαρακτήρες.
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