| Oskar Schell is a self-proclaimed "Inventor, Jewelry Designer, Jewelry Fabricator, Amateur Entomologist, Francophile, Vegan, Origamist, Pacifist, Percussionist" and more, at a mere 9 years old.
Oskar is obsessed with solving the mysteries left behind by his father, who has died in the 9/11 attacks. He finds a mysterious key labeled "Black" in his father's closet, and becomes determined to find the lock that it opens. He travels all over the city, trying hundreds of locks and meeting dozens of Blacks, becoming desperate to find what he thinks might be the last message from his beloved father. He meets beatiful women, old men, babies and couples, and yet his search leads him no closer to the answer, but instead turns up more mysteries and secrets about his family and their past. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day) Internal struggle/realization? Yes Struggle over Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians Yes Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes Loss of... Battle with a psychiatrist Yes Conflict: Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - a kid Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - none Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 () City? Yes City: - New York Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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