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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
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.
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.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
This book is about a boy trying to find a secret that he believes to be left by his father I thought the book was good but the ending was not exciting like you would think it would be
Different, but it made me cry on the metro and that counts for something.
A beautiful book. I read it in a single day because I was so attached to the impossible goal and beautiful relationships in it.
You will cry reading this book. I really want to reread it, but I have to wait a while before I do again. Utterly cathartic.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
I loved "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" more than I liked "Everything is Illuminated." This funny, quirky, yet sad book is told from the perspecitves of 3 characters:a young boy trying to come to terms with the loss of his father, the boy's grandmother and her estranged husband. Highly recommended!
One of my favorite books ever. I was reluctant to read a story with a synopsis that says only that the story is about a nine year old on a mission to find a lock to his father who passed away on 9-11's key. But I was amazed. This writing style was Foer's best yet. The book includes several reoccurring images, diaries, native, and letters that keep you on the edge of your seat the entire book. Not only that but I found myself loving this nine year old boy like he was a friend of mine.