Reviews

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

emilywthomas's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

emmiddleton's review

challenging inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

gwen100101's review

4.0

So emotional, I cried at the end

tashaseegmiller's review

5.0

This is a captivating book. Oskar is lovable and laughable, but intellectually innocent - not a speaker who typically gets a voice. The story is brilliant, each character endearing. This book intrigued me and took me on a roller coaster of experiences unlike any other.

jvdvp's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The story of the man and woman who make up a system of places where you don't exist is so moving. It's absurd, surreal and at the same time so relatable. I loved every part of this book.

gobby_gilbert's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

amyjen's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

esmeevl's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

aecinf's review against another edition

3.0

My first year of college, I was a theatre major. Theatre, spelled with the "r" before the "e" - because that is the true, artistic way to spell it. Anyone with any sense of art would know that!

This book felt like that first semester of college. All performance art and looking for hidden meanings. The story was simple and sad, but unfortunately it was overshadowed by all the strange, esoteric bull that the author felt the need to include.

Not my cup of tea; would not read again.

lucie16's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5