Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Locations
Call Number: BOCD Fiction, Adult BOCD / Fiction / General / Foer, Jonathan Safran
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	BOCD Fiction	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	BOCD Fiction	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Fiction / General / Foer, Jonathan Safran	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Fiction / General / Foer, Jonathan Safran	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Compact discs.
"With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Narrated by Barbara Caruso, Richard Ferrone, Jeff Woodsman.
Nine-year-old Oskar Schell is a precocious Francophile who idolizes Stephen Hawking and plays the tambourine extremely well. He's also a boy struggling to come to terms with his father's death in the World Trade Center attacks. As he searches New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he left behind, Oskar discovers much more than he could have imagined.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Growth submitted by kittenkat101 on June 24, 2011, 7:01pm Compelling, unusual, and smart, this book watches a young boy deal with the death of his father in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. It is not overly sad, but it heals.

Creative voice and perspective submitted by barbaracherem on November 16, 2011, 3:20pm I thought the voice and perspective of the 9 yr. old boy was so great and fresh. I concur with the unusual and smart
comment of other reviewer. Gave insight not sadness.

Loss and family submitted by Judeyblu on August 21, 2015, 7:21am Precocious boy is sure he can unravel the mysterious message from his father, who dies on September 11.
This recording was at times entertaining, at times heartbreaking.
(The message!)
I wish I had never heard it so that I could hear it again with fresh ears.

creative but hard to follow submitted by mickplu on July 23, 2016, 7:31am I liked Oscar's proposed inventions that were interspersed throughout the book. This is a book with no definitive answers which in a way mirrors the event (9/11) that took his dad's life.

I was completely taken by this novel submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on June 17, 2020, 9:16pm I listened to this as an audiobook, and it was a fantastic experience. The primary narrator does an excellent job as a wry, traumatized boy trying to make sense of the world, and the addition of a few other voices for additional characters leant a wonderful dynamic to the reading.

The story is powerfully told, leading us through Oskar’s journey in search of his father after the Twin Tower attack. There are circles within circles in his family’s history, and they unfold slowly and unexpectedly through the book. I was completely taken by this novel, which is one of the few I’ve ever encountered that is *about* a child but did not feel in any way to be a YA book. This is a deep dive for adults into the search for meaning and forgiveness, told through a family’s and a child’s journey. Highly recommended.