Extremely+Loud+and+Incredibly+Close+by+Jonathan+Safran+Foer

Oskar Schell lost his father in the tragedy of 9/11. With his mom seemingly unfazed by the loss and no one to turn to for support, he has never felt alone in his nine years. A few months later, as Oskar went through his dad’s closet, trying to find something that would help him remember his dad, he found the items that shape the rest of the book: a vase, with a key and a slip of paper with the word “Black” written in red hidden at the bottom. Oskar couldn’t figure out what the purpose of the items were, but he decided it was his responsibility to find out what. So, with the key on a chain and unparalleled motivation, nine-year-old Oskar Schell began searching the state New York for everyone with the last name Black, trying to solve the mystery behind the key - and what it had to do with his father.

Jonathan Safran Foer is an amazing author and he has shown that through this book. He wrote it in such a way that once you’ve started reading, you don’t want to stop. It has an amazing, grabbing main plot and an equally grabbing sub-plot, which he intertwines so beautifully and flawlessly together that it leaves you speechless. Foer has gifted us with a refreshingly original novel, and its a gift that I believe no one has the right to overlook.