Isn’t it a shame when someone makes a film of a really good book you read recently and casts Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock in leading roles? 

I’ve been watching the trailer for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, a book narrated by a young Jewish boy named Oskar, whose father died in the 9/11 attacks. Part of what I found so brilliant about the book was Oskar’s eccentricities - his need to always wear white, or fear of public transport. In the trailer at least, Oskar doesn’t seem like the amazing kid he is in the book. I will go and see the film, just to see what it’s like (after all, sometimes trailers can be misleading), but I already feel like they probably haven’t done the book justice. 

Talking of books with amazing kids in though - I am currently reading The Selected Works of T.S Spivet by Reif Larsen, which is about a 12 year old boy who draws maps, and has his work exhibited at the Smithsonian, who then offer him a job, not realising he’s 12. It’s a larger format book - wider than your average paperback because it has sidenotes with maps of various things, including the frequency of the sips his father takes from his drink. It’s great so far - I’m looking forward to the ensuing trip across America (he’s from Montana). 

This afternoon I have been eating biscuits and listening to Chopin. Tonight I begin working on my final module. 

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