tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post1281306697215728155..comments2024-03-02T16:37:00.950-08:00Comments on Random Ramblings: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerJillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-6485829418536588842010-05-13T20:55:28.066-07:002010-05-13T20:55:28.066-07:00@Letter4no1: Oh I think that whether or not other ...@Letter4no1: Oh I think that whether or not other people like his book, there's no denying how good of a writer he is. He's definitely talented and one-of-a-kind!<br /><br />@StephTheBookworm: Let me know if you decide to read it, I'd love to hear what you think!<br /><br />@Greg: Thank you! Just like what I said to Letter4no1, I really think that whether or not people like his book, there's just no denying that he's a great writer -- one of my favorites!<br /><br />@Jen G: I'm glad you loved it too! :) And yes, I have to agree, Oskar steals the spotlight! Simply put, he's awesome.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-85874711532417289472010-05-13T01:03:49.783-07:002010-05-13T01:03:49.783-07:00I loved this one too, mostly because of Oskar. Ho...I loved this one too, mostly because of Oskar. How can you not love the little guy?Jen at Introverted Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804424405257091608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-30859205625527037012010-05-11T11:49:54.697-07:002010-05-11T11:49:54.697-07:00Jonathan Safran Foer can do no wrong in my eyes. ;...Jonathan Safran Foer can do no wrong in my eyes. ;) I loved this book too - even though, as you say, it got much more mixed reviews than Everything is Illuminated did. Great review!Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-72498708561143380522010-05-10T19:28:14.441-07:002010-05-10T19:28:14.441-07:00I've heard all good things about this one. It&...I've heard all good things about this one. It's on my wishlist too!StephTheBookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340476943567585965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-72792793642151871992010-05-10T18:30:03.634-07:002010-05-10T18:30:03.634-07:00Foer is one of my favorite authors. I'm always...Foer is one of my favorite authors. I'm always happy to see other people enjoying him. I reread ELaIC last November right before I saw Foer speak in Chicago. Even though he was talking about his latest book (Eating Animals, Nonfiction about factory farming) It was still great to see him.Sarah Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116130581597537480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-26557459362656446632010-05-09T16:20:41.769-07:002010-05-09T16:20:41.769-07:00@Missy B: Thanks! I'd love to hear what you th...@Missy B: Thanks! I'd love to hear what you think about it when you get to read it.<br /><br />@A. Justine: Yeah I read the first one too. And he's one of my favorite authors now, sooo cool you got to meet him. Do you still have the signed copy? <br /><br />@Kim, Too: Yeah, I really liked Oskar's character. Glad to hear you liked it too!<br /><br />@Julie P: Thanks so much Julie, I try. haha. Thanks again :)Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-1423307368877499282010-05-09T12:22:54.908-07:002010-05-09T12:22:54.908-07:00Probably going to pass on this one, but I wanted t...Probably going to pass on this one, but I wanted to leave you a comment anyway and tell you that you wrote a great review! Nice job!Julie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00836406676074306770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-20110324185430585322010-05-09T11:03:01.754-07:002010-05-09T11:03:01.754-07:00Loved Oskar. Loved the book.Loved Oskar. Loved the book.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734182899983557160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-23705192392070481422010-05-09T08:52:51.394-07:002010-05-09T08:52:51.394-07:00Have you read his first book? It was chosen as a s...Have you read his first book? It was chosen as a summer reading book at K College in 2006 and because I was helping with orientation, I got to meet him and he signed both this book and his first!Justinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05111436094696086128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-8346387742481723312010-05-09T04:24:37.788-07:002010-05-09T04:24:37.788-07:00This one is on my wishlist. Thanks for the great ...This one is on my wishlist. Thanks for the great review - I can't wait to read it!Missy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10291867551001087415noreply@blogger.com