Oskar Schell

That's my boyfriend of the week. He's the nine-year-old protagonist in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer, who would be my boyfriend of the week except I think Joe is jealous. Like it matters, I'll never meet the guy (JSF or Oskar Schell).

Anyhow, I finished the book last night. Sometimes, when I'm really into a book, I won't pick it up for a whole week just because I'm sad about finishing it. You know the end is near, and it's like having a long-term houseguest apck up their bags and move on. I want the last day to stretch into a week, into two weeks. So instead I skim over New Yorker articles and save the book until I can't stand it anymore. Now I have to figure out what book to read next. For all of you, your book to read next is "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"