Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a book about a boy who lost his father in the 9/11 attacks. The book talks about the boy's adventures through the book. He is a little different than most kids. The author goes into depth about that. The book's main characters are his grandma, the boy Oskar, the mom, and the dad, which is mostly flashbacks. The book is about how people can experience loss and how some people cope with it. 

     

      The book starts off with a story. Oskar is asking a lot of questions and answers like, "What about little microphones? What if everyone swallowed them, and then played the sounds of our hearts through little speakers, which could be in the pouches of our overalls?" Oskar is different. He is always very enthusiastic and energetic about what he does. He also only wears white. Oskar walks all around and doesn't take the subway because he is scared to.

         

      Oskar is very close with his grandmother. They hang out a lot. She lives across the street and sometimes they show each other notes through the window or use a two-way radio. They go on adventures together and get to talk a lot to each other. The grandma tells a lot of stories. For example, stories about Oskar's grandpa because he is not there any more, and even though they are interesting Oskar gets tired of the stories. 

         After the story of his father's death, Oskar finds a key in his father's closet. He begins to find clues about the key. He starts an adventure to try to find what the key meant. He becomes intrigued and visits a lot of strangers houses to see if they knew is father or knew about the key.

            All in all this is an amazing book that I definitely recommend to read this book. The book takes you through this amazing journey.  The theme of this book teaches you how far people will go for the loss of their loved ones. I think this is one of the best books I have ever read.