Reviews with content warning for Death of parent - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

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corinnaxsophie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ein berührendes Buch, das aber durch die “verspielte” Form einfach zu lesen ist. Mir hat die aufgebrochene Art sehr gut gefallen.
Plot-bezogen blieb mir nur ein großes Fragezeichen bei der etwas seltsam angedeuteten Liebe der Großmutter zu ihrer Schwester, vielleicht kam das aber nur in der Übersetzung so angedeutet romantisch rüber (Ich kenne niemanden, der mit seinen Geschwistern küssen geübt hat?! lol)

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sejw's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced

Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

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nikkiisreading's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

First of all, I do not think this is a funny or lighthearted book. It's about grief and pain and all the unpretty things that life is made up of. Secondly, it's a very pretty book. The style is quite bizarre and unlike other books.

I remember reading this as an early teenager and not fully understanding everything. To he honest, there are still things that make little sense to me, yet the overarching themes and feelings hit very different now than during my first read-through. I do thoroughly enjoy the book and am happy to have reread it.

[Small spoiler below]
One of the things that I find most impressive is the characterization of Oskar. He is obviously autistic, but because it's written from his perspective it is never explicitly mentioned and that's is truly beautifully done.

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joshwild's review

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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frietje9's review against another edition

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emotional funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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jessieanne11's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I'm a slow reader and I read this in 3 days because I was so captivated. It's a beautifully heart wrenching story of generations of absolutely unfair trauma. Without giving anything away, it shows that the only way to get through grief and loss is for it to have never happened in the first place.

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