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by Jonathan Safran Foer
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rionafaith
rionafaith rated it 13 years ago
Eh, parts of this were good, other parts were boring. I could practically hear Jonathan Safran Foer patting himself on the back every couple of pages for being such a special snowflake. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was better.
Hipster Ariel's Literary Grotto
Hipster Ariel's Literary Grotto rated it 13 years ago
Very good story. I liked how it all fit in very well together and really opened up the general plot. It was beautifully written.I had seen the film before I read the book and found Grandfather much more likeable in the book, as did I prefer Sasha. They seemed to take out a lot of the camraderie betw...
Amy Reads Books
Amy Reads Books rated it 14 years ago
Review to come (:
some nice word
some nice word rated it 14 years ago
As I watched the movie first it took me quite some time to understand that those two works should be seen as merely related, so I could really enjoy the book and its beautiful, but quiet spirit. And oh, I love it. It's moving. Moving because of al those different pieces of live distributed over all ...
sarafrances
sarafrances rated it 14 years ago
this is one of those books where the parts are better than the whole.
Eccentric Musings (jakaEM)
Eccentric Musings (jakaEM) rated it 14 years ago
614th Sadness: the sadness of not being able to write reviews for books you truly love.________________________I will not be doing a review of this book.It was too good for my paltry words to do it justice.
Affairs of M/Men
Affairs of M/Men rated it 14 years ago
I haven't read it yet, but the movie was excellent. Since movies are usually not as good at the book, I'm looking forward to reading it.
Stephanie Spines
Stephanie Spines rated it 14 years ago
After all the buzz about this book, and having enjoyed Foer's 'Eating Animals', I decided to give his fiction a whirl. And was I ever disappointed. I found the writing style of this book irritating. To be fair, I did enjoy the characters in this story, even the dog.
Sterek
Sterek rated it 14 years ago
I cant seem to finish this book, so I'm going to give in, and put it on my DNF list.. Even though I hate giving up..*hangs head in shame*
Seitenrascheln
Seitenrascheln rated it 14 years ago
So viele haben dieses Buch schon gelesen und darüber gesprochen, deshalb musste ich es einfach mitnehmen, als es mir im Buchladen ins Auge sprang. Und ich habe es nicht bereut. Schon von Anfang an war ich hin und weg von dieser in meinen Augen einfach tollen Erzählweise. Alex, der den einen Teil der...
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