extremely loud and incredibly close read

Foer has used these techniques as writers in Latin America and Eastern Europe have used them to try to get traction on horrific events that defy both reason and conventional narrative approaches, but all too often his execution verges on the whimsical rather than the galvanic or persuasive. Foer were trying to sprinkle handfuls of Gabriel García Márquez's magical realism into his story without really understanding this sleight of hand … Clearly Mr. Foer appears to want his tale to inhabit a limbo land located somewhere just beyond the world as we know it.There is something precious and forced about such scenarios, as though Mr. Foer's myriad gifts as a writer, the novel as a whole feels simultaneously contrived and improvisatory, schematic and haphazard … Mr. While it contains moments of shattering emotion and stunning virtuosity that attest to Mr. I can overlook that and wholeheartedly recommend EL&IC to anybody as possibly the best '9/11' film to date.This novel explores the nature of grief and the difficulty of human connection through the prism of 9/11 and the World War II firebombing of Dresden. Yes, there was a certain amount of emotional manipulation involved in this tearjerker (what else could you expect from a Sandra Bullock production nowadays?). In all, the actors were brilliant and compelling to match the heartfelt script. Of course Von Sydow stole the show, and totally deserved his Academy nomination. I thought that the child actor playing Oskar was wonderful in this breakout role he carried the movie quite well, almost singlehandedly- except for those scenes with Max Von Sydow's silent character, The Renter. I loved, loved, loved the chemistry of the father and son in the flashback scenes, loved the delightful and unconventional expeditions they embarked upon, and enjoyed coming along with Oskar and The Renter to solve the final mystery of the key. It is about realizing that your alone-ness is an illusion. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, which, like Hugo, features a boy with a dead father and an obsession involving a key, has a title practically begging for addenda from critics. It is about realizing that you aren't alone in your pain, and learning how to reach out to others for help and comfort. More importantly, it is about connectedness. Along the way, this shy and sensitive boy Oskar is forced to meet and interact with a range of citizens, and to hear their stories too.

It is his journey to reconnect with his father's memory by going on a quest to find the lock that fits the key left mysteriously in a vase in his father's closet. The story is about a child who lost his father in the World Trade Center attacks on that fateful day in our country's history.

11th, 2012-weeping continually, which is not a typical reaction from me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a film that haunts you all day after the closing credits.

Extremely loud and incredibly close read