Here I Am

4.5
a good book.
i did not connect with it as much as i did with Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close but i did enjoy the story and safran foer's writing. i love overlong messy books about children who are quirky almost to a point of it being ridiculous and sad middle aged people trying to be normal, sue me. the parts of this book that explore the jewish and american jewish identity were very interesting to read, although i am not jewish and wonder how it would feel to read those passages having the actual cultural background.