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I loved this book. I loved all the stories that were told and the humor. It took me a bit to get into it, but past the first 30 or so pages I more or less finished it in one sitting, not because I wanted to know what happened, but just because I loved reading it so much. The one thing I was confused by is the last chapter, that seemed to come out of left field, but the rest of it just flowed beautifully. I will definitely recommend this book, but I will warn you, have your tissues handy!
Oh my. I'm torn. It took me a while to warm up with the story and the witty style of Jonathan Safran Foer (who, witty enough to use his name as the main character's name). Foer wrote the story with three different language style, all are related one and another. He played with language just like a kid playing happily with his toy. He's very "at home" here and although I can't say that this book is my favorite, I can admit that I admire Foer nonetheless for his wittiness :)
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I loved Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close but I could not make it through this whole book. The characters were so irritating and I could not make myself care about any of them, past or present.
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Only a few chapters in...this is exhausting to read.
One of the few times I liked the movie better.
Mar 30, 2007
alana
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it was amazing
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Feb 24, 2009
Camille
marked it as to-read
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Jen
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Kristen Iworsky
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erin
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