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Jonathan Safran Foer

well if i had never heard of this book i would look for it and read it based on your review. nicely done.
 
It sounds like fun.

Have any of you, that have read this, seen Léolo? They sound very similar (or maybe a similar feeling portrayed by the protagonist), per Shade's recapitulation of it. How do they compare?
 
This sounds like an excellent book - I really enjoyed the small sample :D

This is definately going onto my ever-increasing TBR list

MonkeyCatcher
 
ruach said:
It sounds like fun.

Have any of you, that have read this, seen Léolo? They sound very similar (or maybe a similar feeling portrayed by the protagonist), per Shade's recapitulation of it. How do they compare?
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I haven't seen or heard of the movie you mention, but I'm sure you'd find amusement in this book. It's full of little ideas, some of which are beautiful.
 
I started Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close yesterday and I am enjoying it immensely.

I'm listening to the Recorded Books edition on CD, which has Jeff Woodman reading Oskar's part (he does a fabulous job), Barbara Caruso as the grandmother and Richard Ferrone as the grandfather. Marvelous casting! Superlatives are in order here.

Tomorrow I'm going to look for the hardback. This one's a keeper.
 
It truly is - in just two books time, Mr. Foer has established his place at the very top of my favourite authors list.

Cheers
 
Oskar is such an endearing child. I don't think I've ever seen a writer manage to do such a good job of allowing us to identify with the child narrator.

Oskar is obviously a prodigy --disarmiingly so -- and he admits to us that he works on disarming adults, making himself younger or older as needed, in order to assist himself in his quest. (He isn't above telling people that his father is "inanimate", and why. if that's what it takes.)

Oskar really does sound like a nine year-old kid, and you can tell tons about his parentlng just from his behavior with adults.

Was Scout, in To Kill a Mockingbird this likeable and believable?
 
Absolutely amazing book! I adored Oskar, his innocent and "grown-up" way of speaking was aboslutely gorgeous, and I especially enjoyed the letters that he received from Hawking.

The grandfather's parts of the story were by far my favourite - such emotion, yet so little cheese ;) The whole idea of him being unable to speak was a little confusing at the start, but I thought made sense after the tale of his sad life was revealed.

I cn't really say much more without repeating what has already been mentioned - Shade really covered everything, and I agree with every word. The little flip book at the end was one of the highlights of the story, IMHO, so I guess it worked for me too.

A definate must read.
 
Question: If Mr Black had both hearing aids turned off for twelve years (and couldn't hear anythng without them) how did he go about ordering all the things he needed by telephone?

:confused:

I really loved the "sixth borough" bedtime story.)
 
StillILearn said:
Question: If Mr Black had both hearing aids turned off for twelve years (and couldn't hear anythng without them) how did he go about ordering all the things he needed by telephone?
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I just read that part and couldn't find them specifically mentioning a telepone. The deliveries could have been set up by someone else and could merely be "Meals on Wheels" or a housekeeper.
 
MonkeyCatcher said:
I just read that part and couldn't find them specifically mentioning a telepone. The deliveries could have been set up by someone else and could merely be "Meals on Wheels" or a housekeeper.
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Mr Black says (yells), "I call in an order for food, and they bring it to me!" And, "I even order my clothes over the phone!"

Also, he mentions ordering movies... It's just a small blip, and it certainly doesn't hurt the book in the long run. What could?
 
StillILearn said:
Mr Black says (yells), "I call in an order for food, and they bring it to me!" And, "I even order my clothes over the phone!"

Also, he mentions ordering movies... It's just a small blip, and it certainly doesn't hurt the book in the long run. What could?
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Ah, I missed that part :eek: I only read the bit where the doorman is talking to Oskar about him.

Nice find, Still :D
 
MonkeyCatcher said:
Nice find, Still :D
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I think Foer (and his editors, too) was/were laughing so hard about his next lines:

"Do it slowly!" he said, almost like he was begging me. "It's been a long, long time!"

That they all missed it.

:D
 
StillILearn said:
I think Foer (and his editors, too) was/were laughing so hard about his next lines:

"Do it slowly!" he said, almost like he was begging me. "It's been a long, long time!"

That they all missed it.

:D
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Hahaha :D :D :D (I think this will make the 10 characters..)
 
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