I am half way through reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. This is another one of those books that has just blown me away with how talented of a writer Jonathan Safran Foer is. I can't believe how good some people are. I wanted to share a few lines with you guys, in case you haven't read it and if you have, I'm sure you know exactly what I'm talking about.

"Being with him made my brain quiet, I didn't need to invent a thing."

"...sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living."

"...I couldn't explain my need to myself, and that's why it was such a beautiful need, there's not hing wrong with not understanding yourself."

"I hated myself for going, why couldn't I be the kind of person who stays?"

Also, the fact that the main character does things to make his "boots lighter" or the fact that some things make his "boots heavier" is definitely relatable. I think that is one thing that makes a good writer a good writer. How he/she says exactly how other people feel. It's like they have tapped into our minds and just understand. I feel this way about all of JD Salinger's work. I'm going to be studying F. Scott Fitzgerald soon, after I finish reading this. I'll keep you guys updated on how I'm feeling about him.