There were so many good moments in this book that made me want to like the book as a whole more than I eventually did. My enjoyment was definitely affected by the way I read it - whenever I had time, on the train, commuting, right before bed. This disjointed way of reading often cut into the flow of...
2.5 starsLet me start by saying that I had high expectations going into this book. There is a lot of hype surrounding it, it’s a 9/11 book, there’s a movie out, many 5 star ratings, etc…I expected something profound and life changing. I wanted to be blown away. Except, I wasn’t. The book wasn’t bad ...
One of my favorite books of all times, Foer hit the nail on the head with this one. The narrator was innocent enough that we all remember how we felt before 9/11, and the narrator is wise enough that we all realize what was taken from us that day. It's a compelling tale, an adventure in grief and ha...
By far one of the best books I have listened to this year is Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud, and Incredibly Close. Appropriately, I finished this book yesterday, 8 years after the attack on the World Trade Center. The 9 year old hero, Oskar Schell, loses his father in the 9/11 terrorist atta...
Foer's most famous novel shows a masterful first person narration and some interesting ideas on life and death and such, but it's eventually sort-of hampered by the author's tendency to exaggerate with *everything*.Videoreview:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmpO1NVhtTA&feature=youtu.be
2.5 starsI don't like Foer's style of writing. I tried reading Everything is Illuminated on English, but I couldn't go past first page. I tried. I did. I decided to give him second chance with this book. This time, though, I read it on my first language. I managed to finish it, but I had to skip som...
I was truly captivated by Oskar Schell's world - especially his fears and inventions. Although Oskar is never officially "diagnosed", he reminded me of children I have known who had Asperger's syndrome. His brutal honesty and awkward attempts to socialize with others were charmingly painful.The ca...
Extremadamente hermoso e increíblemente triste sería el nombre más adecuado. Yendo y viniendo, del presente al pasado y del pasado al presente, típico de Safran Foer, vemos la vida a través de los ojos de un niño de nueve años con una misión, de un escultor que no esculpe, de una abuela que antes fu...
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