Style

==Jonathan Safran Foer certainly uses a unique writing style. What stylistic elements do you notice? How does the style contribute to a better understanding of the plot and characters? How does the style create ambiguity in some parts? Overall, do you enjoy this approach? find it frustrating?==

Wgilm1: I personally have never read a book from a nine year old's perspective. The books I usually read are from the perspective of a grown man, such as __Kook__ or __Eddie Would Go__. Those novels have a very mature and realistic take on life as it occurs around them, while as Oskar's perspective on the world is very naiive and innocent. The style of writing almost reminds me of when I was a young child, for I two once had a mind similar to Oskar's. It's inspiring to see the creativity and originality of his thoughts and actions.

MTwom1: I like this writing style. It's a lot like the style of the book __Room__, which was also written from a little boy's perspective. This style of writing makes the book seem more naive, and also more authentic. If this was the same story but told in the perspective of Oskar's mother, it would be a whole different story. I like the way that the author emphasizes certain things in the book, such as when Oskar's dad circled the letters in the paper; she made the circles in red. And also the pages from the man who couldn't speak were nicely done, too. Each one was a page, just like they were in the actual books the man wrote them in. I really like the way she writes because it makes the way Oskar sees everything more understandable.