Extremely+Loud

**Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close** //by Jonathan Safran Foer//

 * Description:** Oskar Schell is an inventor, Francophile, tambourine player, Shakespearean actor, jeweler, pacifist. He is nine years old. And he is on an urgent, secret search through the five boroughs of New York to find the lock that fits a mysterious key belonging to his father, who died in the attacks on the World Trade Center.

//Source: Borders.com//

**Reviews:** "Hand written letters have never said so much! After the death of his father in the 9/11 attacks, the main character goes on a hunt to come closer to him. Learn of the father's past and the child's future through touching letters that are written, but never sent. A fabulous book that you will not put down! I recommend this book to anyone who like unorthadox writing styles that will engage you from page 1!" -- //bookgirl08 from Milwaukee, WI// //Source: Borders.com//

Foer takes a dark subject and works in offbeat humor with puns and wordplay. The humor works as a deceptive, glitzy cover for a fairly serious tale about loss and recovery. For balance, Foer includes the subplot of Oskar's grandfather, who survived the World War II bombing of Dresden. Although this story is not quite as evocative as Oskar's, it does carry forward and connect firmly to the rest of the novel. The two stories finally intersect in a powerful conclusion that will make even the most jaded hearts fall. //-Matthew L. Moffett, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale//

//Source: Amazon.com//