Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

7 reviews

nikkiisreading's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

First of all, I do not think this is a funny or lighthearted book. It's about grief and pain and all the unpretty things that life is made up of. Secondly, it's a very pretty book. The style is quite bizarre and unlike other books.

I remember reading this as an early teenager and not fully understanding everything. To he honest, there are still things that make little sense to me, yet the overarching themes and feelings hit very different now than during my first read-through. I do thoroughly enjoy the book and am happy to have reread it. 

[Small spoiler below]
One of the things that I find most impressive is the characterization of Oskar. He is obviously autistic, but because it's written from his perspective it is never explicitly mentioned and that's is truly beautifully done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Self harm, War, Xenophobia, Death, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Sexism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Cancer, and Incest

sylexlibris's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, and Grief

mdavis26's review against another edition

2.75

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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

augustst's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, War, Death, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm and Bullying

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Incest

juliatsang's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, War, and Mental illness

bessadams's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Animal death

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Grief, Self harm, Violence, Animal death, and Bullying

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Rape, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Cursing

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Islamophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia