Regardless of whether you think this is just some guy's book thats wrongfully riding on the coattails of a national disaster (its not), or if you believe that Froer did no wrong using 9/11 as a subject, it is impossible to truly say that this book isnt amazing. I loved every bit of it; sure, at first Oskar's ADD thoughts made it somewhat hard to get used to, but if you get past that, this book really opens up into an enjoyable and almost philosophical adventure.
Now I dont want to spoil anything, but the ending isnt as climactic as you might think; I expected some profound discovery when I started this journey, but, thankfully, there was none. I think the book did very well ending the way it did; with a whisper, not a roar. The ending pictures were also very unique, and definitely not something you would see in many other books.
Now this book may not apeal to all, and sure, with many people the wounds of 9/11 havent healed fully. I dont want to say that these people should stray from this book, but maybe just take a bit more caution as the begin reading; somethings can get extremely emotional in this book. I do really enjoy this book, and it was nice to see a story where not everyone wins, and not everyone gets what they want. Dont take this book to be nihilistic though, its not, its filled with hope and perserverance that is experienced after a tragedy. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is easily one of the best books I have ever read, and probably in my top 5 of all time.
That's awesome you liked it so much. I like hearing that it's full of hope and perseverance, because those are characteristics that I would like in a book. There seems to be many books that end realistically because that's how most people's lives end.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your opionion of this book, it is an emotional rollercoaster. I enjoy your way of putting how it ended, I couldn't pick the words but that is a spot on way of how it ended. The book is based on a tragedy but people shouldn't disregard it because of it, Anne Frank's diaries are highly acclaimed and they were set in some of the cruelest crimes against humanity. Glad you liked the book.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a really good book, I am probably going to end up just watching the movie though, but let me know whether or not the book is anything like the movie and how good they did at putting it into movie form.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely on my summer read list. Thanks for such a great analysis of it!
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