Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
The story of Oskar, a charismatic and observant young boy growing up in New York City, a year after the attacks of 9/11. He provides fresh and entertaining narrative to his situation, and serves as a delightfully energetic narrator. In just 74 short pages, I feel incredibly close to this young boy.
I do, however, have one clarifying question. Who is the man who could not talk? I believe it is Oskar's grandfather, due to a couple small details in the story. Before he loses his ability to speak, he talks about his statues, and that he sculpts things. And later in the section, while Oskar is talking to his grandmother via walkie-talkie, she mentions that his grandfathers hands would be so red and frail that she would tell him that the clay was sculpting him, instead of the other way around. Let me know what you think.
P.S. love you guys, thanks for reading ;)
P.S.S. Am I the only person that doesn't think the story is really that depressing?
ReplyDeletei think you're right, i think it's his grandfather, due to the comments about sculpture from his friend and then later Oskar's grandmother. And i also dont't think it's depressing, so much as intriguing.
DeleteI feel incredibly close to him also. I feel like I know him really well. I like how the book is written in an informal manner. It makes it much more interesting. Alex, I also have a clarifying question. Did his grandpa marry the girl that said "Please marry me?"
ReplyDeleteIf his grandfather is the man who cannot talk, then I believe that the woman who asked to marry him is his grandmother. Honestly, how many other women are going to want to marry a guy who can't talk?
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