Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
I just finished reading this wonderful book, and I really can't describe all the feelings swirling inside of me. This is...
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(10/19/07) I just finished reading this wonderful book, and I really can't describe all the feelings swirling inside of me. This is more than a book with a story, it is an experience. When I write my reviews I never describe the plot of the book, because Amazon does it very well, and of course other people do it in their reviews....so no need. Well, even if I wanted to describe this book I couldn't. So again, I will just tell you why I loved it. Mr. Foer is a wonderful writer. I had not read his first book yet, although I will do that now, but something in the description of this book caught my eye, so I tried it. I laughed and cried and even when I was laughing, I was profoundly sad. I loved the characters and their flaws, their fears, their stories, their realistic humanity even among such unrealistic situations. I just can't describe how much I loved this book or why, but it has been put on my shelf of favorite books, to be read and reread, or experienced and experienced again. Again, it made...See less
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