Here I Am : A Novel (CD-Audio)

from cohenja

This book offers a heart-felt look at marriage in decline, as well as a nation (Isarael). There memory-provoking, at least if you are one of my people, references to Jewish culture and history. Even so, the book's pace is rather slow. Definitely not a page-turner.

from jmoncton

This is a difficult book to review and to rate. There are long passages that are so amazingly well written, that evoked deep raw emotions for me and that I completely loved. So maybe 5 stars for the writing quality. But the passages are vaguely tied together and I felt like it was missing a centr...

from aileverte

I picked up the book on the spur of the moment at my local public library, added it to the ever-growing to-be-read stack, and then speed-read through it a couple days before the due date when I saw a hold was placed by another patron. The extraneous time constraint added some urgency to the readi...

from arubabookwoman

"When the destruction of Israel commenced, Isaac Bloch was weighing whether to kill himself or move to the Jewish home." The theme of this novel seems to be an exploration of what it means to be an American Jew, particularly vis a vis an American Jew's relationship with Israel. But it is all done...

from deborahk

This book took me an eternity to read and when I was done I felt I had only a superficial understanding of its characters and story. I love Foer's use of language, his cleverness never stops to amaze and amuse me, I guess that's why I stuck through it and gave it four stars. Once again I am amaze...