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Loading... Extremely Loud and Incredibly Closeby Jonathan Safran Foer
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. The authors style of writing took a while to get used to but the message came through incredibly loud and clear. This book moved me to tears and laughter over and over and I often just wanted to give Oskar Schell a huge hug. (  ) sherdenise | Nov 8, 2009 |  This is one of my ultimate favorite books and I knew it from the very first page. JSF's style of writing is so beautiful. (  ) wandereux | Nov 4, 2009 | I really enjoyed this book--I liked more than Everything Is Illuminated. Just a great story, only enriched by the adding of pictures and graphics. Absolutely wonderful. ( ) ascgrrl | Oct 19, 2009 | This book is creatively written in a quirky, unusual style and tells the story of Oskar, a nine-year-old boy from New York City, who lost his father on 9/11. Oskar is wise beyond his years and yet, still a child, a divergent thinker, and hilariously funny. It is told with tenderness, humor, and poignancy which made me laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time. Woven through is a parallel story of Oskar’s grandparents, who suffered through the tragedy of the bombing of Dresden, and have carried their sadness with them ever since. Loved it! ( ) dinelson | Oct 9, 2009 | So unique and so poignant. ( ) KelliRowe | Oct 2, 2009 | 
 The bigger problem is that Foer never lets his character wander off without an errand. In fact, there is hardly a line in this book that has not been written for the purpose of eliciting a particular emotion from the reader. The novel is a tearjerker. ...The skepticism and satire that marked the best parts of Everything Is Illuminated are nowhere in evidence here.
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0618711651, Paperback)Jonathan Safran Foer emerged as one of the most original writers of his generation with his best-selling debut novel, Everything Is Illuminated. Now, with humor, tenderness, and awe, he confronts the traumas of our recent history.Nine-year-old Oskar Schell has embarked on an urgent, secret mission that will take him through the five boroughs of New York. His goal is to find the lock that matches a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11. This seemingly impossible task will bring Oskar into contact with survivors of all sorts on an exhilarating, affecting, often hilarious, and ultimately healing journey. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:22 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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