I'm excitied because I have re discovered the joy of reading.
I this is due in part to two things
a) I am officially finished studying literature and
b) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is an incredible read.
In my experience you only really stumble across books that rip though you once in a while and I have to say that this was the first book this year that I didn't want to put down. It is also the first book I have read for pleasure in a long time. Then I saw this image on tumblr and was immediately drawn to the comparisons between Safron-Foer's novel and The Bell Jar and also Catcher In The Rye (I know! Totally the Lit student in me!). All three novels are set in New York and are all novels that greatly moved me. There must be something about the setting of New York that lends itself to great writing?
Anyway many thanks to Charlotte for recommending it to me.
