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I cried. It was probably the first book I've cried at in a while. It wasn't sad, maudlin "Oh-my-god-I-can't-belive-she-killed-Dobby" type of tears, but nevertheless, I definitely got misty eyed. I was only in 4th grade when 9/11 happened, and although I did not lose anyone that day, it's a part of my childhood that I will unfortunately carry with me for the rest of my life. I was nine years old when 9/11 happened - the same age as Oskar Schell - so this book really resounded with me. Although I
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I can appreciate JSF's unique writing style to an extent.
The problem is that the lack of punctuation, paragraphing, and repitition creates a sense of rushed speech. I feel out of breath even reading it quietly.
I also found mamy of the pictures, word layouts, and spacing to be more of a distraction. I didn't feel it added much to the story other than a few of the pictures which provided some visual representation of the storyline.
I appreciated the story, the relationships, the character developm ...more
The problem is that the lack of punctuation, paragraphing, and repitition creates a sense of rushed speech. I feel out of breath even reading it quietly.
I also found mamy of the pictures, word layouts, and spacing to be more of a distraction. I didn't feel it added much to the story other than a few of the pictures which provided some visual representation of the storyline.
I appreciated the story, the relationships, the character developm ...more
What an amazing book. Poignant finishing it right before the 9/11 anniversary.
WOW! This book is amazing. I want to tell strangers on the street to read this book. Why? Because it's beautiful, heartbreaking, funny, sad, hopeful, original, real, clever, interesting, unforgettable story about a boy coping with the loss of his father.
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Oh, man. This has to be one of the saddest books I've ever read. And that's saying something! I think because it's something that I actually lived through myself and can actually visualize. A must read...
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Apr 27, 2012
Carolyn
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apparently my enjoyment of Everything is Illuminated was a once off. I've tried to read a couple other of his books and haven't gotten far.
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It was an interesting story, but I didn't feel any emotions reading this, I think because I didn't connect with the characters.
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Aug 11, 2009
Veronica
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