Two of the novels near the top of many booklists so far this year are creations of the husband and wife team of Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krause. Each of them also topped the lists a couple of years ago with their debut novels. These novels are very similar to each other in tone and form (and many critics are questioning the similarities), but both Nicole's "History of Love" and Jonathan's "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" are compelling novels. The characters quickly garner one's interest, and the stories never falter. I will be going back to read both of the earlier novels.
Saturday, May 14, 2005
All in the Family
Two of the novels near the top of many booklists so far this year are creations of the husband and wife team of Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krause. Each of them also topped the lists a couple of years ago with their debut novels. These novels are very similar to each other in tone and form (and many critics are questioning the similarities), but both Nicole's "History of Love" and Jonathan's "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" are compelling novels. The characters quickly garner one's interest, and the stories never falter. I will be going back to read both of the earlier novels.
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