tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post2821706121612541621..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: Devouring Books: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-31467191266146949222011-08-29T20:40:24.340+01:002011-08-29T20:40:24.340+01:00Why thank you Alley, I was rather proud of that bi...Why thank you Alley, I was rather proud of that bit myself ;) hehe. I really did like the writing (I have honestly written about 20 quotes down out of the book) but I have such issues with Oskar that it's crazy... I kind of didn't even mean to be as negative as I have been, but I just couldn't help it, I think because I wanted more out of it than I got. But then I still want other people to read it! I don't know what I want, basically... heheLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-6481652559210382792011-08-29T20:33:29.952+01:002011-08-29T20:33:29.952+01:00"Write a kid that I can have any interest in,..."Write a kid that I can have any interest in, rather than a hipster's wet dream of what a child should be like." This is a fantastic line. I liked the book more than you seem to but I did have a problem with Oskar anytime I stopped and thought about him for too long. I liked the writing so much that I was able to overlook Oskar's precociousness.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.com