Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close tells the story of Oskar Schell’s journey, in his own voice, to look for the lock belonging to a key he found in a vase that belonged to his father. Oskar is nine years old. By the way he talks one could easily think he was at least thirteen.
Jonathan Safran Foer, the writer, does a great job linking the stories of the characters that surround Oskar’s life. His father is very present and he could be easily confused as the main character. I loved the man who could not talk and tattooed his hands with the words ‘yes’ and ‘no’.
The characters in this book have a great depth in their feelings and experiences. Even Oskar in his short life managed to develop a character formed only by the hardest of sufferings. I enjoyed how Oskar was a walking encyclopedia and how his naivete helped him connect with complete strangers.
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