tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229260114319819066.post7437820655117584517..comments2023-06-11T01:14:53.632-07:00Comments on The Rekindled Book Club: Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseAntarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022307502577094198noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229260114319819066.post-40081203308041432032011-03-01T12:54:31.134-08:002011-03-01T12:54:31.134-08:00I'm on Chapter 4 right now and would also want...I'm on Chapter 4 right now and would also want to discuss it. Should we write posts or an email exchange? <br /><br />Momma said she didn't like the book so she didn't finish it. Last I heard, Neha hadn't finished it. Rachana had already told me she wasn't going to be a part of the book club, I think, or maybe just for this last book. Who knows.Vaishalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05739694146779209324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229260114319819066.post-23351977687650090942011-03-01T11:49:46.323-08:002011-03-01T11:49:46.323-08:00HAHAHAHA ... I stand corrected.
Did the other re...HAHAHAHA ... I stand corrected. <br /><br />Did the other readers of this book club finish the book and have anything to say -- Momma, Neha, Rachana? <br /><br />I've read the first 5 chapters of 'Alice I Have Been' and would love to start discussing if possible. It's a really quick read, I think I'll be done within a week, unless I purposely slow down. <br /><br />I have to say, I love having a Kindle, I'm reading so much more now.Antarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022307502577094198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229260114319819066.post-16828818484815199672011-03-01T11:20:57.332-08:002011-03-01T11:20:57.332-08:00Correction Antara -- 85 books in one summer.Correction Antara -- 85 books in one summer.Vaishalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05739694146779209324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229260114319819066.post-3495285560309150982011-02-28T23:04:37.087-08:002011-02-28T23:04:37.087-08:00Lolll ... Charitha's post made starting this b...Lolll ... Charitha's post made starting this book club worth it ... here we were, all hating on the book, all in agreement with each other ... and ms. i-read-50-books-one-summer brought in such an in-depth analysis of the book that I couldn't have even dreamt of coming up with :-)<br /><br />I'm glad to have this interesting discussion going on -- but Charitha, do you really feel this book is akin to Life of Pi, in the sense of reality versus exaggeration? By the writing style and the subject matter, it felt like everything was supposed to be grounded in reality. In Life of Pi, there was so much haze surrounded by the situation, with the lack of food and water, and going delusional in the extreme circumstances that he was thrown in ... It was hard for me to believe that so many people in this book were dealing with grief (Oskar seems to only find miserable people to hang out with) and that they all (except maybe the Mom) dealt with it in such an eccentric way. <br />Ok, and I totally didn't even catch on to half the things you mentioned in the book -- like the tour guide who never left the Empire State -- I think I had really lost my patience at that point. <br />Anyway, it was definitely interesting reading your analysis & interpretation of the story - bc I think that's probably what the author intended, and I was just nowhere near catching on to it ... forget about appreciating it!Antarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022307502577094198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229260114319819066.post-80586743472143429152011-02-28T21:09:30.968-08:002011-02-28T21:09:30.968-08:00You make some valid points I guess, but overall, I...You make some valid points I guess, but overall, I wasn't able to justify in my head the actions that people (mainly grandpa/grandma) took as a result of their grief. I feel like I began enjoying Oskar's tone and thoughts, (Ferah was over when I was reading and I had to share the amusement about the mattress with space for your arm... haha), but there were times where he was just acting completely irrationally and inappropriately. Now, it would be completely acceptable for an average 9 year old to respond like this to the death of a father, but with the smart and mature attitude they've given this character, I wasn't able to come to terms with his behavior at times. Anyway, I think there was something good that was attempted here, but it just didn't all come together for me.Vaishalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05739694146779209324noreply@blogger.com