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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
3 reviews
noerlund's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Don’t know about this rating. Some parts of the book I really liked - some parts I really didn’t. I did like Oscars character and point of view - especially his friendship with Mr Black. But part of the ending (digging up his father’s grave) kind of ruined it a bit for me. Why was that bit necessary? However I did like that the story didn’t have a typical happy ending, and that there wasn’t a deeper meaning behind the key
The other POVs (Oscar’s grandfather and grandmother) really didn’t do anything for me. I just found it boring and kind of annoying; why was we supposed to feel so sad for his grandfather;yes, Anna died, but seriously - he just decided to stop talking and ran away from his family and unborn son?
Overall not a completely bad read, but far from a five star read too.
The other POVs (Oscar’s grandfather and grandmother) really didn’t do anything for me. I just found it boring and kind of annoying; why was we supposed to feel so sad for his grandfather;
Overall not a completely bad read, but far from a five star read too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Violence, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content
Minor: Self harm
mdavis26's review
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Car accident, Sexual content, Violence, Bullying, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Self harm, and Vomit
hadeshotline's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Self harm, Child death, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Islamophobia, War, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Homophobia
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