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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | Jonathan Safran Foer

Day 9 - #Incredible #WordsOfOctober
#ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose #JonathanSafranFoer

I read this in Feb. It is an uplifting myth which was born of the sorrows of 9/11. Parts were hilarious but heartbreaking. I found it difficult to once again hear about people jumping from the World Trade Center unable to escape the roaring fire. It was great to hear how many families are moving forward. I found Foer to be wise & compassionate. Recommended.

OriginalCyn620, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

OriginalCyn620 I‘ve been wanting to read this one! 4y

EadieB @OriginalCyn620 Now‘s the time! 4y

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Storied

The History of Love | Nicole Krauss

#3books #setinNewYorkCity. #TheHistoryofLove is one of my favorite books ever. It was interesting to read it back to back with #ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose since the authors were married at the time.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚👍🏻 4y

KarenUK We picked 2 of same today! And I love The Goldfinch too... 💕 4y

Storied Me too 4y

thebluestocking I love The History of Love! And I really enjoyed the other two as well. 💙 4y

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EadieB

The Art of Racing in the Rain | Garth Stein

#MyWeeklyForecast @Cinfhen
#ArtOfRacingInTheRain #ReadWithMrBook #Tearjerker @MrBook
#TheGermanHeiress #LibraryThingEarlyReview
#TheNewHusband #NetGalley
#TheStoneCircle #GroupRead #LibraryThing @Andrew65
#ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose #Audiobook
#TheBlackheathPoisionings @gradcat

Freespirit The Art of Racing is a beautiful book😍 5y

Cinfhen That‘s A LOT of hashtags 😂🙌🏻💕Lots of good reading ahead 🎉🎉🎉 5y

EadieB @Cinfhen Everything this week is read for a reason. 5y

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Cinfhen Fun!!!! And rewarding 💖🎉👍🏻 5y

Andrew65 Looks like another great week ahead! 5y

Andrew65 Still need to choose a #tearjerker. 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 Listening to The Art of Racing in the Rain for tearjerker and it's very good. 5y

gradcat @EadieB You go, Eadie! That‘s a lot of books!! I, too, have to choose a tearjerker, like @Andrew65 ... I‘ve yet to decide. 🤷🏽‍♀️ 5y

Andrew65 @EadieB Not heard of that one, will do some research. Also am I brave enough to do

Me Before You

Andrew65 @gradcat If not Read it I recommend this book, had me in ugly tears!

The Light Between Oceans

Andrew65 Also wondered about some more Kristin Hannah as the Buddy Read you led for The Great Alone had me in tears!

The Great Alone

EadieB @Andrew65 Me Before You is a very tearful read at the end. You will need to be brave to read it. 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 This is another tearjerker by Kristin Hannah.

Winter Garden

EadieB @Andrew65 My review of another tearjerker:
This book is a very sad and emotional read but an amazing story. The last part of the book had me in tears. I have never cried so hard as when I was reading this book. Hannah being able to evoke such emotions is a sign of her excellent writing skills. If you need a good cry then read this book. Do not read if you are prone to depression.

Night Road

Andrew65 @EadieB Thanks, just checked and my library has a copy. 😊👍

Winter Garden

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EadieB @Andrew65 Great! That's a good one for tearjerker! 5y

Andrew65 @EadieB Will Check Night Road our too, thanks fir the recommendations. 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 Between the two, I would pick Night Road. I gave Winter Garden 4 stars but Night Road got 5 stars. (edited) 5y

Andrew65 @EadieB Definitely sounds the way to go. 😊 I really enjoyed that Buddy Read. (edited) 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 It was a good one! I enjoyed it too! 5y

gradcat @EadieB & @andrew65 Thanks for the tips...you guys are so good at this and I love you for it! ❤️ 5y

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MariaW

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel | Jonathan Safran Foer

pick

As I already mentioned earlier, I‘ve had this one on my #tbr since it was published. I definitely wasn‘t let down by Foer. All high expectations were fulfilled. The unique style of this book makes it very special and absorbs the reader even more into the story and into the mind of Oskar. This definitely a book to re-read.
#extremelyloudincrediblyclose #extremelyloudandincrediblyclose #safranfoer #jonathansafranfoer

Cinfhen Look @JaclynW #greatminds 7y

Redwritinghood Also, this one is a Kindle daily deal today. 7y

JaclynW @Cinfhen Agreed! So many #greatminds on Litsy! (I'm so not surprised though. 😉😊) This book was phenomenal. 7y

JaclynW @Redwritinghood I noticed that too! I have the audio version. It's always good to have multiple versions of the same book, right?! 😁 7y

MariaW @Cinfhen @Redwritinghood @JaclynW 🙌🙌🙌 7y

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bookmandan

Here I Am: A Novel | Jonathan Safran Foer

so-so

Disappointing, considering how wonderful #EverythingIsIlluminated and #ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose were. I found a lot of parallels to my own life in Here I Am, but at it's heart this book felt far more cynical than Foer's previous works. This removed me from the characters and left me without anyone to root for. Perhaps that was intentional, but it kept me from being invested.

AndjoSant I‘m feeling this way after reading the first 100 pages, but I‘ll persevere 7y

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yiing

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel | Jonathan Safran Foer

"Every time I left the apartment to go searching for the lock, I became a little lighter, because I was getting closer to Dad. But I also became a little heavier, because I was getting farther from Mom.” The best book I ever read. #extremelyloudandincrediblyclose #grievance

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Smangela

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | J.K. Rowling

I thought today's #SeptPhotoChallenge would be hard, I thought "you don't normally cry while reading." And then I remembered these beauties #MeBeforeYou #DeathlyHallows #TheFaultInOurStars #TheLifeAndDeathOfCharlieStCloud #TheBookThief #ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose #StillAlice. They all got me real in the feels. I DISTINCTLY remember sitting on my bed staying up to read HP7 with nonstop, silent tears rolling down my cheeks #MadeMeCry #Day7

RealLifeReading

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