Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer
Taste attributes: dramamysteryfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringall consuming questtroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeStirring and heavy: a grounded novel. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
A new novel by the author of Everything Is Illuminated introduces Oskar Schell, the nine-year-old son of a man killed in the World Trade Center bombing who searches the city for a lock that fits a black key his father left behind. Jonathan Safran Foer emerged as one of the most original writers of his generation with his best-selling debut novel, Everything Is Illuminated.
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- Author
- Jonathan Safran Foer
- Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 364
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- Open Library
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