I loved this book! It was a little slow in the beginning but once I got started, I couldn't put it down. (Read the synposis and/or buy it here) There were some parts that were hard to follow; I had to flip back to see who was speaking (there are a lot of "Dear..." letters and sometimes it was hard to keep track). The subject matter was unique and the main character, Oskar, is extremely well created and interesting. It was a touching and inspiring story. It made me remember that there are children of 9/11 who must feel the same way as Oskar - trying to hold on to the parent they lost, however they can, for as long as they can.
After I finished it, I went to Red Box to rent it. It was fairly different from the book (some parts were totally different) but I liked it on its own. I love Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, so that probably helped, but it was still a good movie. I sort of wish I hadn't watched it so close to reading the book because I spent a lot of time noticing what parts were different and thinking I knew what was going to happen next. I was still very glad that I watched it and would recommend it as well.
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