extremely loud and incredibly close book cover

Two additional narrators, in a separate but interlinking narrative thread, are Oskar's paternal grandparents who tell the story of their childhood, courtship, marriage, and separation before the birth of Oskar's father much of their story is presented as a series of letters addressed to Oskar or his father.įirst Lines 'What about a teakettle? What if the spout opened and closed when steam came out, so it would become a mouth, and it could whistle pretty melodies, or do Shakespeare, or just crack up with me?' Along the way he meets some truly unforgettable characters who are all affected by Oskar in some way. Oskar wanders New York, searching for the meaning of a strange key he finds inside a blue vase in his father's closet. He is a pacifist, a vegan, musician (he plays the tambourine ), academically-inclined, and above all, earnest. He is not like any child I have ever met: he is intellectual with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, very sensitive and loving, and has an opinion on just about everything. Plot Synopsis The story is mainly narrated by an incredibly precocious and unusual nine-year-old child called Oskar Schell. I wish I had that one.ahh book envy.regrets. Photographs of people on covers, particularly actors, is always quite a turn off for me, even though this one is quirky and different and does reflect the tattoos-on-hands aspect of the book, which is an element I absolutely loved when reading it! The middle cover is the one that I purchased and I do really love it, largely because of the lettering, but I do feel that the last one is the most special because the hand is eye catching and beautiful and references my favorite aspect of the book.

I am not a huge fan of book covers which are based on the film adaptation so the first one is my least favorite.

kinda like silly putty or balloons! Very dynamic and bold. They always have this amazing typeface that makes the letters look as though they are being pushed and pulled and squidged and moulded. I am quite in love with the cover art for Jonathan Safran Foer's books. Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Limited Genre: Contemporary Novel Format: Paperback

Extremely loud and incredibly close book cover