Blog #6: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

I was in a little bookstore in New York City this weekend and found the book "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" on the shelf. This is a book that I've been meaning to read for ...ever. I tried to read "Everything is Illuminated" by the same author, but never got past the first chapter. So I wasn't sure that I really wanted to read "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," but there it sat on the shelf, a hardcover book for only $7.98. It was fate. I bought the book and started reading it on my flight home the next day. Despite dosing off multiple times, I got 120 pages into the book. I was enthralled. I've heard mixed reviews from those who have read this book, but I absolutely love it. The story takes place in New York City (where I got the book!), and the main character is a 10-year old boy whose dad died at the World Trade Center on 9/11. But there is more to the story, some phone messages from his father from right before he died as well as a mysterious key that the boy, Oskar, is trying to find a lock to open with. Oskar is a very unique and smart boy, and I find it fascinating to see the way he thinks. I'm honestly on the edge of my seat. I need to know what happens next, how this mystery is solved. Anyways, I should get back to reading to find out what happens next.