A review by whatpageareyouon
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

5.0

To exist is enough alone to give someone heavy boots. Oskar displays passion fueled by innocence. Somewhere along the way of becoming adults, we all seem to feel less and less, and don't ask why. 'Why?' is often a thought I felt Oskar asked himself over and over. Not just at his father's death, but at humanity. Are we all waiting to feel compassion? Are we all waiting for something to overflow us with grief before we can truly know how to live?