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I have started reading again. It’s a book called ‘extremely loud and incredibly close’ by jonathan safran foer – not the same one as john safran vs. god. I first read about him in an article in good weekend over breakfast about a month and a bit ago, and there was something about the article that captivated me. I’m not sure if I have it anymore, but I will try and track it down once I have finished the book. I remember he seemed so genuine in the article – with so many different and unique ideas. He truly captivated my attention.
It’s the same with the book. To tell the truth, I haven’t enjoyed a book this much since ‘the curious incident of the dog in the night-time’, and interestingly, it has a similar narrative – from the perspective of a youngish boy. In ‘night-time’ the boy had aspergers – but in extremely loud, he has a very vivid imagination, that’s not limited by logic as the aspergers kid is. This is apparent even in the first page of the book – which is available to view online at amazon.
The book is about a boy, Oskar, whose dad died in the 9/11 attacks. Although the book is not about his death, its about the absence of his father, and how he deals with it. So far, (I’m only 40 pages in) he has been using his unlimited imagination to create inventions, perhaps to bring back his father, or to take his mind off him. It is so well written. It is like listening to a little kid speak… I suggest you read it and I’ll keep you posted on how it pans out