tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post3684520188188617926..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-36732760516727886712011-02-22T14:55:28.644+00:002011-02-22T14:55:28.644+00:00I want to read it! I've been hearing so much a...I want to read it! I've been hearing so much about it but I don't think it's translated in my language.Leenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18112820018083152496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-90919941228063487312011-01-23T22:23:35.657+00:002011-01-23T22:23:35.657+00:00Err I'd better reply to these...
Yvonne - gre...Err I'd better reply to these...<br /><br />Yvonne - great, my work here is done. :)<br /><br />Anon - hmmm, I wouldn't have thought of Nick Hornby, it's nowhere near as light. Serious subject matter addressed gently humourously? Some of this book is gently humourous in that way, but much of it is creative, quirky and deadly serious. Easy to read, nevertheless. To be honest, it is more bleak than About a Boy (which I love) - but it's much more beautiful.<br /><br />Kissacloud - no! Thanks for the tip, awesome!Melhttp://melisageek.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71127954402344045742011-01-22T20:08:43.846+00:002011-01-22T20:08:43.846+00:00Oh I can't wait to read this! It's been on...Oh I can't wait to read this! It's been on the TBR as well. I loved Everything is Illuminated so much. Have you also read Foer's wife Nicole Krauss? Her History of Love is bee-yoo-tiful. Love it to bits. Their writing styles and subject matters are very similar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-15877164251546708322011-01-18T17:23:32.960+00:002011-01-18T17:23:32.960+00:00I too thought that this would be a 'pretentiou...I too thought that this would be a 'pretentious intellectual tome' and decided to avoid it like the plague. However, you convinced me otherwise. Thank you, it sounds beautiful. <br />It sounds like Nick Hornby's 'About a Boy'.Is it? I hope its not as bleak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-51516031784379977702011-01-17T00:29:10.714+00:002011-01-17T00:29:10.714+00:00Great review. I also liked the book - it is one th...Great review. I also liked the book - it is one that is really hard to let go off.<br /><br />It is also a great book group book - lots to discuss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-46957105596637613162011-01-13T05:01:05.292+00:002011-01-13T05:01:05.292+00:00The review was fantastic, sold me the book, withou...The review was fantastic, sold me the book, without a doubt.<br /><br />Other commenters (hope that's a real word, not something I just made up), also seem to agree how good the book is, so that's good enough for me.<br /><br />YvonneYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13768073422196578462011-01-12T22:51:09.171+00:002011-01-12T22:51:09.171+00:00I loved this too ,I thought foer had a unusal take...I loved this too ,I thought foer had a unusal take on 9 11 story and seeing it through oskars eyes as he struggles on his quest was a subtile way of doing this ,all the best stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50447113986940293852011-01-12T20:21:39.925+00:002011-01-12T20:21:39.925+00:00What a lovely enthusiastic review. I have to say t...What a lovely enthusiastic review. I have to say that I didn't love Everything is Illuminated but this one sounds like it could be worth getting a copy of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-43837059687626402322011-01-12T19:33:38.772+00:002011-01-12T19:33:38.772+00:00I agree completely with your enthusiastic review. ...I agree completely with your enthusiastic review. I plowed through this book and was so sad to actually finish it. And you're right about the mixture of humor - I love when a book can make you laugh and cry.Short Story Slorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139511411002760755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-39835780959021593762011-01-12T09:55:38.587+00:002011-01-12T09:55:38.587+00:00Mel - Oops... I did put it in as three separate qu...<b>Mel</b> - Oops... I did put it in as three separate quotations, but Blogger routinely bunches things together. Fixed it now...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-34600337856930131292011-01-12T09:44:51.811+00:002011-01-12T09:44:51.811+00:00This one is a lot less bizarre than Eveything Is I...This one is a lot less bizarre than Eveything Is Illumnated and I thought it worked even better... Thanks Sim for letting me rave about it.<br /><br />PS that big quote in the middle is actually ment to be three different quotes, if you're thinking that it sounds like a lot of nonsense...Melhttp://thepygmygiant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-45640190819813158802011-01-12T01:26:09.674+00:002011-01-12T01:26:09.674+00:00Thank you, Mel - you did a fabulous job of introdu...Thank you, Mel - you did a fabulous job of introducing me to another author that I'd never heard of. I'm going to add these to my list of books to be on the lookout for.Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-73747168211583115882011-01-12T01:00:57.132+00:002011-01-12T01:00:57.132+00:00Thank you for introducing me to an author which I ...Thank you for introducing me to an author which I had not known about. I really like this story, the history and background of it. This goes to my TBR without doubt.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-63941468154185961042011-01-12T00:51:36.234+00:002011-01-12T00:51:36.234+00:00She did an amazing job with this review...I'm ...She did an amazing job with this review...I'm typing this comment as fast I can so I can buy it. <br /><br />Jonathan Safran Foer has such a way of getting inside people, I know he did the same fo me with "Everything is Illuminated."DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435206223622005832noreply@blogger.com