EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE

Stop what you're doing right now and buy this book.


Foer, without a doubt, belongs in the Best Authors of Our Generation conversation.
Without a doubt.
I've been thinking for hours how to describe Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and not sell it short in any way, and I don't think I can. All I know is that I was an incredibly awkward middle schooler (I listened to A Brief History of Time on cassette tape each night as I went to sleep) and am emotionally shaken when it comes to thinking about certain aspects of things like family, 9/11, Humility, and, in general, ideas that are bigger than me.
The book is a beautiful, touching story.
Foer's site.Page on Foer's site about Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.Buy the paperback from amazon.com.Buy the hardcover from amazon.com.Buy the paperback from barnesandnoble.com.Buy the hardcover from barnesandnoble.com.
LA kids, can I suggest Book Soup or Skylight? It's worth the trip.
My apologies to all who are a year ahead of me.
Have a wonderful weekend.