tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post1962719213060826411..comments2024-03-10T02:24:16.162-07:00Comments on The Scarlet Letter: My Thoughts on Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseLBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-25228533083531922052012-04-03T19:59:34.602-07:002012-04-03T19:59:34.602-07:00Thanks for stopping by. That is quite the list of...Thanks for stopping by. That is quite the list of entries. Whoever wins is super lucky:)LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-83653141016136830402012-03-31T11:26:40.909-07:002012-03-31T11:26:40.909-07:00Thanks Rayna. I really want to read Eating Animal...Thanks Rayna. I really want to read Eating Animals, but I'm pretty sure I'll be disturbed.LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-82873547804127498372012-03-31T11:26:13.540-07:002012-03-31T11:26:13.540-07:00I've heard other readers say that didn't l...I've heard other readers say that didn't like Oscar as well. I don't really mind when characters aren't believable, so that doesn't tend to be on my radar. I thought Oscar was consistent, so that was good enough for me.LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-91375197776066921812012-03-31T08:28:18.251-07:002012-03-31T08:28:18.251-07:00I didn't mind the shifting narratives at all i...I didn't mind the shifting narratives at all in this book (in fact, in general I'm a big fan of them) and I LOVED the writing, but my big problem with it was Oscar- I didn't think he was believable as a character, and frankly he pissed me off, and I felt really bad for being pissed off with him because, you know, his dad was dead and all. So, yeah, it was a tough one for me, although I think I came down on the side of liking it. Mostly.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-23789818169490847752012-03-31T06:00:14.490-07:002012-03-31T06:00:14.490-07:00I haven't read this one, but I did really enjo...I haven't read this one, but I did really enjoy Everything is Illuminated. I just finished his non-fiction book Eating Animals, so if I read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, I'll have read his life's work! (So far--I hope he publishes something else soon!)<br /><br />Great review!Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536910555459674118noreply@blogger.com