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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

61 Ratings: 3.1
A 2005 novel by Jonathan Safran Foer

Published in 2005, this novel was Safran Foer's follow up to his first novel, Everything is Illuminated.  Both books have met with praise and skepticism across the literary community.  Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close follows the journey … see full wiki

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Author: Jonathan Safran Foer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: April 4, 2005
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review by . May 06, 2010
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
This book will give you heavy boots
The title of Jonathan Safran Foer’s 2005 novel may originate from the sound of birds flapping their wings outside the window of 103-year-old Mr. Black’s New York City apartment, but it could also describe what people trapped in the twin towers of the World Trade Center heard on September 11, 2001 as the hijacked airliners approached. The narrator of the book is a (sometimes annoyingly) precocious 9-year-old named Oskar Schell whose father died in the 9/11 tragedy. Oscar’s knowledge, …
review by . June 29, 2010
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
I'm Ok.
Foer knows how to grip a heart. A story about a young boy losing his father in the 9/11 atrocity, Extremely Loud Surprised me because it was so utterly different from what I thought it would be. A distinct narrative about the thoughts of a 9 year old boy, it illuminates a tragic story with a child like sense of wonder, pain, confusion, curiosity and hope.  Oskar is a precocious kid if there ever was one, and sometimes I found myself skeptical of the characters emotions. However, it …
Quick Tip by . July 15, 2010
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
The first bit is so different from the end that the heaviness is a little unsettling, but it is an absolutely fascinating story and a very touching story for everyone who remembers the aftermath of 9/11.
Quick Tip by . June 25, 2010
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Truly amazing. Foer's writing touches me every time I read him.
Quick Tip by . June 16, 2010
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By far,my favorite book EVER. Oskar is a one of a kind character that stays with you long after the book is finished. I cried and laughed a million time reading this masterpiece.
review by . June 12, 2010
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The literary prowess of Jonathan Safran Foer is the most inventive and startlingly adept style than seen in any other decade of the written word. After his publication of Everything is Illuminated, it was certain Foer was an imagination that could not be competed with. With his latest literary creation, Extremely Loud, Foer reshapes the way we look at the novel, scrapbooking, photography, color in text, flipbooks, and emotion. Foer tells the story of an extremely particular and incredibly unpredictable …
review by . December 11, 2008
I'm not much for crying, especially in public, especially on public transportation.  In my car, sure, but on a bus?  a train?  an airplane?? No way, no thank you, not for me.    But as I read the last pages of this novel, 30,000 feet above the ground, in a metal tube with 100 strangers, I wept openly.    Oskar Schell lost his father in the September 11th attacks.  Oskar's father lost his father long before that.  As Oskar tries to …
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