Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

This is a difficult book for me to review. Oskar is trying to figure out how to cope with the death of his dad, who during on 9/11. Also interspersed in his thoughts and journey are the stories of his grandparents.

The writing style of this book is like nothing I have ever read before. One sentence on a entire page. Pictures that don't make sense with the written pages around them. One chapter looks like a draft with proofreaders marks. A page with just a string of numbers instead of words. No distinct breaks in a section of conversation like you would normally have. It reminded me of what sometimes goes on inside my head when I am frustrated and depressed and my head is going all over the place.

That being said, I like it. I am curious to see how this book will translate into a movie. The only thing I didn't care for was the picture flip pages at the end of the book that show a body falling from the tower or floating up depending on which way you flip. That to me was disturbing.