Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Jonathan Safran Foer’s Acclaimed Novel – A Review
“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” by Jonathan Safran Foer is a powerful and moving novel that will stay with readers long after they finish the last page. This Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece tells the story of nine-year-old Oskar Schell, a precocious young boy living in New York City who sets out on an urgent mission to find the lock that matches a mysterious key he discovers in his deceased father’s closet. Along his journey, Oskar visits strangers across the city and learns about life, love, and loss in a way no child should ever have to. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is both heartbreaking and inspirational, and readers won’t be able to put it down until they learn the truth behind Oskar’s quest.