![]() ![]() Foer is very postmodern, which means he writes and thinks about fragmentation and separation and feelings of isolation while using different media to draw the reader in. He’s the kind of narrator you can’t help but root for. As he goes about his quest in the city, my heart was split between wanting him to find what he needed and wishing that someone else could find it for him so he could start to heal. His heart was broken when his dad died, and I think Oskar hides behind this quirky, liberal, vegan, unique persona he’s created for himself. ![]() ![]() He is a smart little kid, but also damaged. The book constantly switches narrators without much do explain the switches and can make the book even more complicated. While going through his father’s stuff in a closet, Oskar comes across a key and becomes convinced if he can find the owner of the key he’ll find a message from his dad.įoer simultaneously tells the story of Oskar’s grandparents who also had their lives thrown asunder by violence during the attacks in Dresen in WWII. Two years before this book starts, Oskar’s father is killed in the terrorist attacks on 9/11. This book is mostly about nine-year-old Oskar Schell. In short, I thought this was an amazing read - it broke my heart but still managed to leave me feeling a little bit warm and fuzzy in side. I’m not going to use my traditional review format to write about Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer because, quite frankly, the book deserves better than that. ![]()
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