Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Assessment 1

For the sack of my typing hand, i will refer to this book as ELICA. This is the story about a young boy, Oskar Schell, who's father dies in the attacks on the World Trade Center. The boy is distraught, for he doesnt have a good relationship with his mother; his dad was his best friend. Oskar finds a key though, that belonged to his dad, and he starts on a journey to find what the key unlocks.

I know that this book has received much controversy because people whine and complain that it uses a tragedy as its back drop, and that it was in poor taste and a bunch of stuff. I believe that it helps because it ties the story into a real life event that most everyone who reads the book witnessed. I mean, there are books about the holocaust and plenty of other tragedies, so I think its unfair to dismiss this book for using 9/11.

Jonathan Safran Foer's writing style in this book is very unique as well. It is somewhat jumbled and patched together, which is intentional for Oskar seems to have extreme ADD. I have enjoyed the book imensely so far, and cant wait to read more.