This is a small book about a young boy who is nearing the end of his life. He is in hospital and has a regular visitor who helps him express his feelings through conversations with God. However, although Oscar is writing to God, this is not a preachy book at all. Be prepared for a heart wrenching and remarkably poignant read. I read it in one sitting but then promptly re-read it, which is something I rarely do. Oscar’s tale tells us to look to our hearts and live for the day, and is told so eloquently that even the most hardhearted reader will shed a tear over his story ( )

Simply breath-taking ( )

Oskar writes 13 letter to God before he dies. He is only 10 years old, but braver than all the adults around him. With the help of Grandma Rosa he lives a full life in just 12 days, more than most people who live 80 years can say.
It is a bittersweet account of a little boy who only lived a few years, and his courage through it that went much further than that of his parents and the doctors. It's about honesty and that also a 10-year old can take the truth, more so than many others.
And even though it is heartbreaking when he dies you get the feeling that he lived a full live in just 10 years, knew and understood more than most and died fullfilled. ( )