I think we live in a time where we have to pretend to love every book we read because it's 'uncool' to dislike popular books. Maybe I'm the odd one out, but I really disliked Extremely Close & Incredibly Loud. 

I truly loved reading this book. It was unlike any other reading experience I can remember. The structure, timeline, and characters were all unique. 

This novel is obviously written for young adults - and while sometimes books in this genre cater to older generations as well, this is not one of them. Despite this, I was never tempted to put it down.