Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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- Author：Jonathan Safran Foer
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Summary
Nine-year-old Oskar Schell is an inventor， amateur entomologist， Francophile， letter writer， pacifist， natural historian， percussionist， romantic， Great Explorer， jeweller， detective， vegan， and collector of butterflies。 When his father is killed in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Centre， Oskar sets out to solve the mystery of a key he discovers in his father's closet。 It is a search which leads him into the lives of strangers， through the five boroughs of New York， into history， to the bombings of Dresden and Hiroshima， and on an inward journey which brings him ever closer to some kind of peace。
Reviews
Samantha Walsh
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Wow， loved this book。 I don’t know what I was expecting， but it was funny and pulled at the heart strings。 I loved following the child through his grief and personal journey of growth。 Amazing book。
Lili
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The novel follows Oskar Schell， a nine-year-old precocious boy， who might be a little autistic， traumatized and anxious， as he wanders NYC on a mission to unlock the secrets of a mysterious key and its missing lock which seems to draw a connection to his dad， who died in the tragic 9/11 terrorist attack。 The point of view switches between Oskar and his grandparents whose past is undeniably similar to the path of their grandson。 Jonathan Foer has an admirable way of adding a great sense of humor The novel follows Oskar Schell， a nine-year-old precocious boy， who might be a little autistic， traumatized and anxious， as he wanders NYC on a mission to unlock the secrets of a mysterious key and its missing lock which seems to draw a connection to his dad， who died in the tragic 9/11 terrorist attack。 The point of view switches between Oskar and his grandparents whose past is undeniably similar to the path of their grandson。 Jonathan Foer has an admirable way of adding a great sense of humor to this story， which is most significantly expressed through the thoughts and dialogues of Oskar。 Nonetheless， humor cannot cover up the immense pain， confusion and suffering the young protagonist must go through， just like all the other involved characters fight their own battles and cope with them in different ways。 It is a story of grief and difficulty of human relations told in a beautiful， captivating manner that makes this book unique， unforgettable and vital through and through。I can already predict this first read of 2018 will be one of my favourites of the entire upcoming year。 。。。more
Stefanie Stokes
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Very vague writing style， very little plot， strange book layout， random photos and blank pages。 The final straw was someone typing out their whole life story on a typewriter with no ribbon and not realising because they're blind/going blind。 How do you check for spelling mistakes？ How do you remember the last words to continue if you take a break？ Utterly ridiculous。 Very vague writing style， very little plot， strange book layout， random photos and blank pages。 The final straw was someone typing out their whole life story on a typewriter with no ribbon and not realising because they're blind/going blind。 How do you check for spelling mistakes？ How do you remember the last words to continue if you take a break？ Utterly ridiculous。 。。。more
Savannah Gunner
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I really liked the way this book was written。 I think overall the tone of the story was a bit depressing （I always prefer happy endings）， but how happy can a book be when you’re making a statement on war？ There were a lot of beautiful one-liners in the book that I would love to write down and keep。 If you are looking to feel resolved after finishing a book， don’t read this one。 But， if you would like to read a beautifully written story that will make you think and reflect a lot， this is a great I really liked the way this book was written。 I think overall the tone of the story was a bit depressing （I always prefer happy endings）， but how happy can a book be when you’re making a statement on war？ There were a lot of beautiful one-liners in the book that I would love to write down and keep。 If you are looking to feel resolved after finishing a book， don’t read this one。 But， if you would like to read a beautifully written story that will make you think and reflect a lot， this is a great book！ 。。。more
Nicole
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two words to describe this book: page-turner & heartbreaker。
Giorgia Imbriani
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Un legame tra oggi e ieri， famiglie distrutte， che sopravvivono。 Poi， non so se è questo o la storia delle scarpe di Oskar， sempre più pesanti， che mi hanno fatto venire le lacrime agli occhi。 Ma comunque。
Angela Davenport
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If you like quirky， read this book！ It was emotional and unusual and yet touched on many universal feelings and experiences。
Kelly Peña
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Heavy boots for life 💔
Khaleen
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I feel like I may have watched this movie in the past because some things seemed vaguely familiar， but you best believe I’m going to watch it again because I thoroughly enjoyed this book！Also， I read the book， which was nice because I got to see the illustrations and other aspects that made the book come to life， but I also listened to an audiobook recording from YouTube at the same time （some random Hugh reading the book）， and that was an amusing experience in itself！
Juee Dhar
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An exceptionally written book for sure。 The writing style and the switch between the characters' storylines in part and whole was fascinating。 It follows the central storyline of grief and death and Oskar trying his best to keep his father， who passed away on the 9/11 bombings， incredibly close。 And about these noises in his head， in his grandma's head and the grandfather's head being extremely loud （well， that is my current interpretation， I totally need to watch the corresponding movie too and An exceptionally written book for sure。 The writing style and the switch between the characters' storylines in part and whole was fascinating。 It follows the central storyline of grief and death and Oskar trying his best to keep his father， who passed away on the 9/11 bombings， incredibly close。 And about these noises in his head， in his grandma's head and the grandfather's head being extremely loud （well， that is my current interpretation， I totally need to watch the corresponding movie too and go back to certain parts of the book， to get a 360 degree view）。 EL&IC is not quite a light read and can be intense， but in the best possible way。 I love the use of images to break up the text and the letters in the text are excellently written。 All in all， this book stands out in my read pile because of the ever shifting writing style， and I truly appreciate how still the story doesn't die out （or worse， run in loops） in the process。I really liked Mr Black as a character and am slightly offended that I don't get a closure， and the end was kinda abrupt， so that was something I didn't like。 But frankly it would take me time to process what is book hit me with anyway。 。。。more
CevaUnaVolta
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Tre storie apparentemente slegate。 Tre protagonisti appartenenti a generazioni e società contrapposte。Tre racconti legati dalla dimostrazione che non c'è un vincitore， non c'è chi ha ragione e chi ha torto， non c'è qualcuno migliore di un altro。Tutti sbagliamo， tutti facciamo gli stessi errori。 Soprattutto in guerra。 Tre storie apparentemente slegate。 Tre protagonisti appartenenti a generazioni e società contrapposte。Tre racconti legati dalla dimostrazione che non c'è un vincitore， non c'è chi ha ragione e chi ha torto， non c'è qualcuno migliore di un altro。Tutti sbagliamo， tutti facciamo gli stessi errori。 Soprattutto in guerra。 。。。more
Leentje Clement
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At the beginning of February 2021， my English teacher， Mrs A。， gave us a list of novels。 My eye fell on Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer。 I think 9/11 is a date that rings a bell to （almost） everyone。 We learned a lot about this topic in the first semester and I must admit that it made me emotional in some kind of way。 As soon as I saw this book on the list， I was determined to read it， no sooner said than done。 I have no other words than saying it was a real pleasure。 At the beginning of February 2021， my English teacher， Mrs A。， gave us a list of novels。 My eye fell on Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer。 I think 9/11 is a date that rings a bell to （almost） everyone。 We learned a lot about this topic in the first semester and I must admit that it made me emotional in some kind of way。 As soon as I saw this book on the list， I was determined to read it， no sooner said than done。 I have no other words than saying it was a real pleasure。 From the first page， you are drawn into the life of a child who unfortunately lost his father due to this attack。 It was easy to replace yourself into the main character， which makes the story even more breath-taking。 The thought of losing my own dad during an attack was running through my head and I have to admit it was killing me。 The most important theme in the novel is tragedy but also secrets。 Oskar had to deal with a serious secret at a very young age。 To be more specific the key he found in a vase， that might be a clue that his father left for him。 Also coping with tragedy; losing someone you love with your entire heart is the worst feeling ever。 This feeling is also represented in the book。 The story is told in a way that made me feel like I was right in the middle of the story。 It was a rollercoaster of emotions; sometimes it made me laugh and a second later I could literally cry。 There is a good balance between this two which made an amazing book。 Oskar was my favourite character during the book （I know it is a bit predictable because he is the main character）。 For me it felt like I was a good friend to which Oskar told all his stories and feelings， it made me feel really close to him。 I guess I only have one thing left to say: Go read the book！ It was at once extremely beautiful and somewhat poignant and sad。 Trust me it will be worth it。。。 。。。more
Sherry Fritz
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AwfulThis book was not at all what I thought it would。 The author kept jumping from Oskar to the grandfather and the grandmother， which I found very confusing。 The background of the grandparents made no sense to me and really didn't fit in the story。 I found it very disappointing。 AwfulThis book was not at all what I thought it would。 The author kept jumping from Oskar to the grandfather and the grandmother， which I found very confusing。 The background of the grandparents made no sense to me and really didn't fit in the story。 I found it very disappointing。 。。。more
Ilaria Guzzi
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Amaro， senza una vera e propria soluzione al problema più grande dell'umanità， cioè la morte e il lutto。Eppure condito dall'ingrediente migliore: le relazioni e gli affetti tra le persone che rimangono e ricordano。。。Il bambino protagonista della vicenda è decisamente particolare molto intelligente eppure estremamente fragile。Il padre è morto in una delle due Torri l'11 Settembre 2001， e da quel momento il giovane Oskar non si dà pace: prova per questo legame spezzato dalla morte più assurda che Amaro， senza una vera e propria soluzione al problema più grande dell'umanità， cioè la morte e il lutto。Eppure condito dall'ingrediente migliore: le relazioni e gli affetti tra le persone che rimangono e ricordano。。。Il bambino protagonista della vicenda è decisamente particolare molto intelligente eppure estremamente fragile。Il padre è morto in una delle due Torri l'11 Settembre 2001， e da quel momento il giovane Oskar non si dà pace: prova per questo legame spezzato dalla morte più assurda che si possa immaginare， una vera e propria ossessione， che lo induce a una specie di "caccia al tesoro" postuma， con la quale il ragazzo pensa di prolungare， in qualche assurdo e disperato modo， la presenza del padre nella sua vita。Si tratta di un libro che avanza per molteplici punti di vista， ognuno dei quali viene affrontato senza la minima censura， dove gli elementi che solitamente mettono a disagio il lettore vengono accentuati e in qualche modo enfatizzati， senza mai cadere nella volgarità， anche se secondo me in certi momenti la loro presentazione risulta fin troppo reiterata fino a diventare esagerata。 。。。more
Kristina
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer is another one of these books I've had on my bookshelf for years and I can't remember if I purchased it or it just appeared one day， a gift from the book genie。 Either way: nope。 I know Foer is supposedly a genius writer and all that and this book is supposed to be very emotionally moving， yadda yadda yadda， but I just can't。 I struggled through the first few pages and thought， there's no fucking way I can deal with this kid for 326 pages Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer is another one of these books I've had on my bookshelf for years and I can't remember if I purchased it or it just appeared one day， a gift from the book genie。 Either way: nope。 I know Foer is supposedly a genius writer and all that and this book is supposed to be very emotionally moving， yadda yadda yadda， but I just can't。 I struggled through the first few pages and thought， there's no fucking way I can deal with this kid for 326 pages。 I wish I could've because Foer is exploring the loss and grief of the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and I would like to read a novel that deals with it， but this isn't the one for me。 I'm not rating this book because while it didn't work for me at all， that's all me。 The novel itself seems to be extremely well-written and deals with the subject in a fascinating way， but it's not my thing。 。。。more
Liam Walter
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If you never cry， then you'll cry at some point during this book。 That's why it's 5 stars。 Truly a masterpiece。 If you never cry， then you'll cry at some point during this book。 That's why it's 5 stars。 Truly a masterpiece。 。。。more
Lore
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At the beginning of February 2021， my English teacher， Mrs A。， gave us a list of novels。 My eye fell on Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer。I think that the story of Extremely loud and Incredibly Close is well through thought and at the end everything came together。 Then you could make all the connections between the different chapters。 I enjoyed reading it， because I could think together with the lead character about what the key might be off。 While I was reading， it was At the beginning of February 2021， my English teacher， Mrs A。， gave us a list of novels。 My eye fell on Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer。I think that the story of Extremely loud and Incredibly Close is well through thought and at the end everything came together。 Then you could make all the connections between the different chapters。 I enjoyed reading it， because I could think together with the lead character about what the key might be off。 While I was reading， it was as if a film was playing in my head。 Everything was described so detailed that you could imagine everything in your head。 The book is easy to read， if there were difficult words， you got the explanation。 The characters are real， they have the same feelings and thoughts as us。 My favourite character is Oskar， because he thinks differently than others， that way you get to see the world from another angle。 It’s interesting to see the world for once from a different perspective。 We just see the world， but Oscar searches for a meaning behind everything that happens。 I liked the pictures in the book， because they supported what you read。 For example， the paper fragments with the red pen。 The only downside was that it was sometimes hard to know who was talking when you started a new chapter。 This was because you didn’t get the name of the character who was talking。 But that’s just something I don’t like， you might think differently about this。 I was also a bit disappointed about the moment when Oskar found what the key was from， I expected it to have a more important meaning。 I really recommend the book， it is well written and easy to read。 The only downfall is when you start a new chapter， it’s hard to know who’s talking。 It’s a book for someone who just wants to read for fun and who likes to think while he’s reading。 The book isn’t a waste of time。 。。。more
Jason
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This is not a conventional book or story。 It’s less of a picture or a story and more like a body and consciousness that you enter。 For some， this might be a selling point， but it wasn’t for me。 Although the underlying premise is compelling， I found it difficult to sink into the book。 The stream of consciousness， jarring shifts in time and place， and experimental writing kept me at a distance the whole time。 Considered in isolation， the writing is nice， but I never got to the place where I could This is not a conventional book or story。 It’s less of a picture or a story and more like a body and consciousness that you enter。 For some， this might be a selling point， but it wasn’t for me。 Although the underlying premise is compelling， I found it difficult to sink into the book。 The stream of consciousness， jarring shifts in time and place， and experimental writing kept me at a distance the whole time。 Considered in isolation， the writing is nice， but I never got to the place where I could become the reader this novel asks you to be。 。。。more
Ryan O'B
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I made it 78 pages and then threw in the towel。 It takes a lot for me to quit on a book， but here I am。 Essentially this book is just whimsical， fanciful bullshit。 Do you hate throwaway pages where the author writes 1 sentence？ How about pages with random pictures that only sort of relate to the plot？ Or even several pages of a bunch of different names and words written in a bunch of different directions？ Yep， all in there and all very stupid。 I guess the protagonist maybe has Asperger's or some I made it 78 pages and then threw in the towel。 It takes a lot for me to quit on a book， but here I am。 Essentially this book is just whimsical， fanciful bullshit。 Do you hate throwaway pages where the author writes 1 sentence？ How about pages with random pictures that only sort of relate to the plot？ Or even several pages of a bunch of different names and words written in a bunch of different directions？ Yep， all in there and all very stupid。 I guess the protagonist maybe has Asperger's or something similar。 So Foer basically exploits the unbelievably long leash offered by that and writes in this weird， nonsensical stream-of-consciousness manner that requires way too much concentration to actually try and process into something coherent。 Every now and then there's a tidbit one can glean that adds to whatever the plot is really supposed to be， but I've had enough。 Worst book I've picked up in a while and it would be a waste of time and energy to force myself to finish it。 。。。more
Nancy Congdon
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I have mixed feelings about this book。 Parts I really enjoyed and parts I just thought were plain weird。 9 year old Oskar seems like a sweet， but definitely odd character and most likely on the autism spectrum。 Sweet kid though and I enjoyed his parts of the book。 The parts about his grandparent’s relationship were distracting and the parts I least enjoyed。
Becca Saunders
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This book will stick to my bones。 It will always hover under my skin。 There are parts of this book that are gut-wrenching。 There are parts of this hook that left me with so， so many more questions。 I am desperate to learn more about young Oskar。 A boy whose life is so unique， yet his story can be shared with and relate to so many others on so many levels。 I loved this book。 The cadence of the writing。 The way it kept revealing itself to me slowly and carefully。 I hated this book as it’s emotions This book will stick to my bones。 It will always hover under my skin。 There are parts of this book that are gut-wrenching。 There are parts of this hook that left me with so， so many more questions。 I am desperate to learn more about young Oskar。 A boy whose life is so unique， yet his story can be shared with and relate to so many others on so many levels。 I loved this book。 The cadence of the writing。 The way it kept revealing itself to me slowly and carefully。 I hated this book as it’s emotions were too much to handle sometimes and I needed more answers。 I will always recommend this book。 。。。more
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Tracy Crawford
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Meh。 I thought this story started off so cleverly。 The boy was quirky and funny。 Then， he was just odd。 And his Grandma was a great character until she told that strange， rambling， and more rambling story about her marriage and husband。 It was so tedious。 I skimmed her chapters。 The ending was perfect。
Elly Stroo Cloeck
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Ik heb geworsteld met dit boek en er ook van genoten。 En een traantje gelaten aan het eind。 De uitvoering van het boek is het eerste dat opvalt。 Veel foto's van de dingen die Oskar ziet。 De foto's van de omhoogvliegende man aan het eind， vond ik， in combinatie met de tekst， echt aangrijpend。 De combinatie van hoofdstukken vanuit verschillende perspectieven vond ik lastig， omdat het me best een tijd kostte om te begrijpen van wie die andere perspectieven dan waren。 Nu is Oskar een aparte jongen e Ik heb geworsteld met dit boek en er ook van genoten。 En een traantje gelaten aan het eind。 De uitvoering van het boek is het eerste dat opvalt。 Veel foto's van de dingen die Oskar ziet。 De foto's van de omhoogvliegende man aan het eind， vond ik， in combinatie met de tekst， echt aangrijpend。 De combinatie van hoofdstukken vanuit verschillende perspectieven vond ik lastig， omdat het me best een tijd kostte om te begrijpen van wie die andere perspectieven dan waren。 Nu is Oskar een aparte jongen en de oude Thomas een aparte man， en die hoofdstukken zijn soms grappig， soms irritant， maar bijna nooit plausibel。 Het lijkt wel fantasy。 En misschien is dat precies wat nodig is om met 9/11 om te gaan。 。。。more
Corey Davis
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Incredibly inventive and beautiful。 Cried， laughed， and am excited to read again in a few years to experience these characters and their experiences afresh。
David M。
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One of the few novels I could recommend to pretty much everyone。 It mixes strong writing with elements often found in ergodic literature（E。G。 House of Leaves） to explore grief， and beyond that there's a cast of interesting characters and so much to love about it。 Definitely one of the best novels I've read so far this year！ One of the few novels I could recommend to pretty much everyone。 It mixes strong writing with elements often found in ergodic literature（E。G。 House of Leaves） to explore grief， and beyond that there's a cast of interesting characters and so much to love about it。 Definitely one of the best novels I've read so far this year！ 。。。more
Tim
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After reading a few reviews about this， it turns out my expectations were far too grand。 2 of 10 stars
Brczdn
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11 Eylül saldırılarında babasını kaybeden bir çocuğun evde gizli bir anahtar bulmasıyla babasına yaklaşmak için arayışa başlaması anlatılıyor。 Kahramanımız oskarın aile tarihi ile birlikte ikinci dünya savaşına Dresden’e uzanıyoruz。 Hem savaşa hem teröre lanet ediyoruz。 Çizimlerle desteklenen kitapta Oskarın gözünden yaşananlar bambaşka bir boyut kazanırken etrafındaki insanlarla ilişkileri， büyüme sancıları çok detaylı anlatılıyor。 Yazarın zeka dolu kurgusunu zaten çok seviyorum。 O yüzden de yi 11 Eylül saldırılarında babasını kaybeden bir çocuğun evde gizli bir anahtar bulmasıyla babasına yaklaşmak için arayışa başlaması anlatılıyor。 Kahramanımız oskarın aile tarihi ile birlikte ikinci dünya savaşına Dresden’e uzanıyoruz。 Hem savaşa hem teröre lanet ediyoruz。 Çizimlerle desteklenen kitapta Oskarın gözünden yaşananlar bambaşka bir boyut kazanırken etrafındaki insanlarla ilişkileri， büyüme sancıları çok detaylı anlatılıyor。 Yazarın zeka dolu kurgusunu zaten çok seviyorum。 O yüzden de yine çok sevdiğim bir roman okumuş oldum。 。。。more
Kate Roy
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I read this book to connect to my late high school English teacher who loved it。 Oddly enough， we follow Oskar as he tries to connect to his late father throughout the book。 I spent the last 50 pages crying。 I haven't read a book that made me feel so many emotions since I was in my English teacher's class。 I read this book to connect to my late high school English teacher who loved it。 Oddly enough， we follow Oskar as he tries to connect to his late father throughout the book。 I spent the last 50 pages crying。 I haven't read a book that made me feel so many emotions since I was in my English teacher's class。 。。。more
Suzana
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