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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer
by Jonathan Safran Foer
Perhaps I'm just stupid, but I don't get this book, nor am I really crazy about it.
It's a little too hip for me, in the sense that I don't think anybody really gets what the hell Foer is trying to say, but because it's obscure everyone likes it.
Or maybe I'm just looking too much into the book. But I found myself having to read and re-read pages over and over again to make sense of it all.
It doesn't do it for me, but I might try to get through it one last time, mainly because I feel very guilty if I don't finish a book, despite how bad as I think it is.
It's a little too hip for me, in the sense that I don't think anybody really gets what the hell Foer is trying to say, but because it's obscure everyone likes it.
Or maybe I'm just looking too much into the book. But I found myself having to read and re-read pages over and over again to make sense of it all.
It doesn't do it for me, but I might try to get through it one last time, mainly because I feel very guilty if I don't finish a book, despite how bad as I think it is.
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Feb 13, 2008 01:19pm
i think that this is a problem with a lot of "postmodern" books. bleh
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I haven't read this book nor do I plan on reading it but your comments have struck me because they are honest. I have read many a book where I felt completely lost and even stupid that I didn't get what was going on. I would read paragraphs, pages and evenh chapters and afterwards be like "what did I just read". The only advice I can give is put the book down and grab something you really want to read. Why feel guilty for not finishing a book that holds no interest for you anyway. I used to be the same way until I realized that I have so many books that I want to read that I don't have time to waste on books that don't hold my interest. Good luck.
Whew! I thought I was the only one who didn't quite get it and had to keep reading parts over and over again.
The story is told from three perspectives, all mixed together, and out of sequence. It won't start to make sense for a while, but if you stick with it, it will.
I understood what was going on, I just thought it was stupid. I mean, what ultimately happened? What was the point of any of this story? His dad died. His gramma was a pathetic loser. His mom had her head up her butt. His grandpa was probably mentally ill. For that matter, HE was mentally ill. No point at all to this story. What happened? He dug up a coffin. Big deal.
You are not crazy. I myself find the main character annoying. This book is disjointed and the characters are not believable.
