Here's the basic plot according to Goodreads:
Nine-year-old Oskar
Schell has embarked on an urgent, secret mission that will take him
through the five boroughs of New York. His goal is to find the lock that
matches a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died in the
World Trade Center on the morning of September 11. This seemingly
impossible task will bring Oskar into contact with survivors of all
sorts on an exhilarating, affecting, often hilarious, and ultimately
healing journey.
I
already thought the author was amazing after I read his last book
"Everything is Illuminated." I saw the movie that was based off of this new
book first and just knew that there was probably so much more to the
story and the characters and I was absolutely right. It's a beautiful
book about grief and loss and what individuals do to survive (or not
survive, really) such loss. The author intersperses pictures and other
artistic gestures throughout the book which I thought was really
creative. There is a lot of truth in this book and it seems to also be
mixed with some magical realism (I thought this about his other book as
well). I'm thinking specifically of the grandpa and grandma storyline
here.
A powerful read that I would highly recommend.
I give it 5 stars.
If you like this book, you'd probably also like his other one Everything is Illuminated and his wife's The History of Love by Nicole Krauss.
I got this book at the library. You can also get it on your Kindle from the library. I have to learn how to do this. I also got one by his wife but not the one you mentioned. They didn't have that. It is called "Great House"
ReplyDeleteI definitely think you want the actual book in this case and you'll see what I mean after you read it. Curious to know what you think. I also wonder what his wife's other book is like. I'll be watching for your review.
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