Everything Is Illuminated, by Jonathan Safran Foer |
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 May 25 2005, 08:17 PM
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 iuvenesco  Group: Member Posts: 427 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 101,221  |
hm... anybody read it? just wondering
i'm like halfway through, but it's really good! If anybody's wondering, it's about.. well, I'll just take it off the back cover "With only a yellowing photograph in hand, a young man- also named Jonathan Safran Foer- sets out to find the woman who may or may not have saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Accompanied by an old man haunted by memories of the war; an amorous dog named Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior; and the unforgettable Alex, a young Ukrainian translator who speaks in a sublimely butchered English, Jonathan is led on a quixotic journey over a devastated landscape and into an unexpected past." It's nothing like I've ever read before. It has a really unusual format. It's actually pretty funny, yet sad... good read |
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May 25 2005, 08:25 PM
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 The Best Thing Since Instant Soup Group: Member Posts: 815 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 104,928 |
And.. That doesn't really explain anything about what's special about the book.. Please explain, I'm actually in dire need of a book to read..
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May 25 2005, 08:30 PM
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iuvenesco Group: Member Posts: 427 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 101,221 |
I'm only done with half of it, I don't know what to tell you without ruining it for you.
It's just brilliant. It makes you laugh, yet is so insightful, and the characters are really unforgettable. I dunno, it's the kind of book that you just can't put down. Just read it |
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