Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer
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Critic Rating
69%
Critic Reviews: 21
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78%
Reader Ratings: 2913
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Synopsis
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. What he discovers is solace in that most human quality, imagination. Meet Oskar Schell, an inventor, Francophile, tambourine player, Shakespearean actor, jeweler, pacifist, correspondent with Stephen Hawking and Ringo Starr. He is... more
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- All Critics: 21
- Positive: 16
- Negative: 5
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Persephone Magazine | 27 Mar 2012
Several parts of the story pulled me in emotionally. I couldn’t stop reading. I was challenged to close the pages to focus on other things.
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Eating Bender Blog | 22 Feb 2012
Read this book if you are interested in a beautifully written... story of love and loss, of failure and triumph
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The Burg | 10 Apr 2012
Foer has won me over... The truths and wisdom he shares between his characters shoot daggers into the hearts of his readers with each artfully crafted line.
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The New York Times | 22 Mar 2005
he novel as a whole feels simultaneously contrived and improvisatory, schematic and haphazard.
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Home Alone with Books Blog | 30 Apr 2012
The characters in this novel are breathtakingly honest and vivid... Extremely Colorful and Incredibly Rich.
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BC Books | 2 Sep 2010
has brought me to my literary knees with the beauty of its writing style. The plot is heartwarming and meaningful in and of itself, but the way Foer portrays his characters and story is what really makes the book a must-read.
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The Independent | 19 Feb 2012
Jonathan Safran Foer's bombastic literary flourishes and pervading sentimentality become tiresome. One is left desiring something a little less loud, and a little more detached.
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Annenberg Digital News | 25 Feb 2012
I would recommend this book as an easy and emotional journey. I myself was led to tears...Watching this boy try to make sense of such a great loss is heart-breaking but beautiful.
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Hello Giggles | 11 Mar 2012
made me cry on more than one occasion... Foer’s gift is in story-telling
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The Guardian | 3 Jun 2005
Inauthentic though Foer's creations may seem, they are suffused with... a yearning to reconstitute a shattered past, to... express the inexpressible. In this he is as sincere and committed as he needs to be.
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HallieSawyer.com | 24 Jan 2012
The author did a great job of stringing me along... he artfully illuminated more and more of the story to complete my understanding. I recommend reading this book simply for the unique point of view
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close can be uplifting and soul searing at different times... Oskar Schell's story is one to cherish... one we all ought to acknowledge and embrace.
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AV Club | 25 Apr 2005
It's a testament to Foer's writing that his dazzling way with words never trumps the emotions he serves
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Esoteric Sips Blog | 26 Feb 2012
The story is such mumble jumble that if someone asked me to draw a story board for it...I actually wouldn't be able to do it. All in all, a real waste of time.
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Book Buzz | 25 Feb 2012
Oskar is a compelling protagonist... the book is definitely something I’d recommend
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Harvard Book Review
The author's gift at finding solace, consolation, and even humor in the darkest recesses of human memory is fully engaged by the challenge of a recent tragedy
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Kirkus Reviews | 1 Jan 2005
Much more is revealed as this brilliant fiction works thrilling variations on, and consolations for, its plangent message: that “in the end, everyone loses everyone.” Yes, but look what Foer has found.
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Benefits of a Classical Education Blog | 14 Jul 2011
this book is not only extremely well written and incredibly emotional but that those two combine to vault it into my short list of the best books I’ve ever read.
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Opinionless | 4 May 2011
I can’t say that I was either overly impressed by Foer’s writing style or blinded by his originality
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Oprah.com
You find that you're on an adventure, going into a realm of thought and texture and feeling and emotion that is very specific to this boy. Your senses will be awakened.
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Knitting and Sundries | 12 Jun 2012
It was very gimmicky: the formatting was odd, the writing itself was confusing, and I just couldn't get my head around ANY of the characters.
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