Everything Is Illuminated

from Sean191

Part hilarious, part heartbreaking and unfortunately, part confusing. I really enjoyed it...then I kind of enjoyed it...then I experienced a "huh?" moment, followed by a little bit of a ramp-up to the ending, but it didn't end on as strong a note as I thought it could have.

from Magadri

I admit when I first began reading this book, I was confused. I almost stopped reading, but luckily I stayed with it. It is broken into three different chapter types: letters from Alex after Jonathan visited, Alex's story detailing Jonathan's visit, and Jonathan's novel about his ancestors. These...

from deebee1

A seemingly light novel about not so light themes, Foer does a successful job of being funny and moving at the same time. A young Jewish American (named after the author, Foer) goes to Ukraine in search of a woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. There is only an old photograph, and the ...

from deebee1

A seemingly light novel about not so light themes, Foer does a successful job of being funny and moving at the same time. A young Jewish American (named after the author, Foer) goes to Ukraine in search of a woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. There is only an old photograph, and the ...

from Jenners26

I don't really know how to start telling you about this book! It is far from a straightforward narrative so it is probably best to start by describing the three primary story arcs: * The narration by Ukrainian translator Alexander Perchov. Alex is a young man who has a troubled home life but is h...