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This book is really a piece of artwork, so much more than a book. The ending for me was a little bit of a letdown, because as tremendous as the book was, I was expecting more from the ending. Having said that, the book was beautifully written, and although it ran me all the way from laughter to tears, it was well worth the ride. I can't remember ever having read a book that had such an impact on me, and made me even want to read while watching the Ravens. That never happens. Anyway. Well worth i
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I absolutely loved this book. It made me laugh and cry all at the same time. Seeing 9/11 and its affects through the eyes of this intelligent (if not peculiar) little boy makes the reader think back to their childhoods and how they would have handled a similar situation. The characters in this novel remind the reader of true people one would meet any day on the street. Put yourself in Oskar Schell's shoes; You won't regret it.
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Even now, I want to convince myself that I loved this book. I finished it just a few hours ago, and it did move me, but the conclusion of the plot felt haphazard and unworthy of the really moving development of the protagonist, Oskar. There were a lot of beautiful moments in this book, lots of provocative symbols, and several really convincing characters. My issue with it is that there were several hundred pages of build-up to what felt like something that was going to be a great story, and then
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I really liked this book. Lots of little insights intermingled with big ones... interesting characters, a crazy, beautiful backdrop of 9/11. It really touched me.
This will definitely be a book that "sticks with me" for a while; haunting in some ways, redeeming in other ways. I wish I had finished in time for our book club because this would have been an awesome discussion.
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mom and jess i think you should both read this, about a boy who goes on a quest after his dad dies in the twin towers
Aug 22, 2008
Juliana Philippa
marked it as to-read
Dec 02, 2008
Jen
marked it as to-read
Jul 25, 2009
Keith Bado
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Sep 16, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
Efe
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Jan 19, 2012
Curlysue
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Kelli
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Jan 07, 2013
Terri
marked it as vaca-home-library
