A review by jessieanne11
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I'm a slow reader and I read this in 3 days because I was so captivated. It's a beautifully heart wrenching story of generations of absolutely unfair trauma. Without giving anything away, it shows that the only way to get through grief and loss is for it to have never happened in the first place. 
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