Extremely beautiful and incredibly sad would be the most appropriate name. Back and forth, from present to past and from past to present, typical Safran Foer, we see life through the eyes of a child with a mission, a sculptor who doesn’t sculpts, a grandmother who was mother and sister before , we r...
Opening Line: “What about a teakettle? What if the spout opened and closed when the steam came out, so it would become a mouth and it could whistle pretty melodies, or do Shakespeare, or just crack up with me? Reviewers seemed to either think this book was "absolute genius" or not be able to finish ...
I enjoyed this book quite a lot - think I could cut around ten separate SOI scripts from its pages. The book is incredibly literate, poetic, bursting with ideas. That being said, it plays upon a couple of conceits that irritated me and kept me from giving it a fifth star. For one, Oscar is far too d...
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a beautifully written, somewhat confronting tale of how a bright nine-year-old has to deal with the loss of his father to the 9/11 collapse of the World Trade Centre. As soon as I began the first chapter, I knew Oskar would be an unforgettable character. He is ...
I can't believe it took me so long to get to this book. I didn't actually know what it was about despite it being on my to-read list for months and I think in my head I was maybe confusing the author with Jonathan Franzen, and thought this book would be dry and intimidating to read. I'm so glad I ga...
I can't believe it took me so long to get to this book. I didn't actually know what it was about despite it being on my to-read list for months and I think in my head I was maybe confusing the author with Jonathan Franzen, and thought this book would be dry and intimidating to read. I'm so glad I ga...
I loved this book! Really, really loved it! I've never read a character that has been this well written. It's really amazing. Seriously. I can't even...Now, I've seen the movie trailer a couple of times, and while I found it interesting, I never really felt the need to pick up this book. For some re...
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a brilliant story about a young boy dealing with the loss of his father.This book had a very cute and charming protagonist (Oskar), I just wanted to give the kid a big hug.
I wanted to give it a 5 star but really this one is a hard one to grade. There were things in it I simply loved, the grandmother, the notebook Oscar keeps, the story of the typewriter, all the Blacks coming together and taking Oscar under their wings.And then at times it made me feel callous and lik...
I finished this book this morning, determined to complete it before I did anything else today. I wanted it to just be over. I read the last 41 pages & then looked at the additional 15 unnumbered pages of pictures at the end, and now I sit here rather annoyed. I don't know how to communicate my disap...
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