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Because of the title of the book, I have been looking out for not only the individual words of the title, but the phrases as well- "extremely loud" and "incredibly close". When Oskar meets Mr. Black, who lives an apartment in the same building as his own, I began noticing these phrases. Mr Black spoke "...extremely loudly..." (152) and "...a flock of birds flew by the window, extremely fast and incredibly close." (165) These quotes both stood out to me. Something I noticed is that while they are very similar to the phrases used in the title of the book, neither quote contains the exact title in its entirety. I wonder if the book was written this way on purpose. Maybe the closer Oskar gets to finding the lock to which the key belongs, the closer the phrases will match up with the title of the book.
I also thought the chapter "The Sixth Borough" was intriguing. It began the same way the story began on page 13. But in this chapter, the we got to hear the whole story. The story of the Sixth Borough and Central Park hinted at clues to solving Oskar's dad's puzzle. But the way the chapter ended was different than the brief summary of that night that Oskar described on pages 13-14. I'm not sure if these different endings have any significance yet, but I hope we will find out as we continue reading.