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Everything Is Illuminated & Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close (2010)

by Jonathan Safran Foer(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0547447264 (ISBN13: 9780547447261)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

review 1: i am challenging myself to read as much as i can out of the 1001 books you must read before you die.And it came as no surprise to me that this book made the list.I saw the film adaptation of 'Everything is Illuminated' screenplay and direction by Liev Schreiber first before i read the book... Sure there are things altered in the movie but i think both versions are equally as interesting and moving.Jonathan Safran Foer is an extremely talented writer...beyond his years.His novel 'Everything is Illuminated' really is a work of art. A very gripping and compelling story in the point of view of two unassuming friends. I myself gravitate strongly to the character of Alex (Sasha)Perchov. Foer's mix of hilarious and comical writing in the beginning with the more dramatic and tragi... morec one towards the end is very becoming and devastating just as the truth in the history of jews during WWII. must must read.
review 2: I had first discovered "Everything is Illuminated" through a friend. She had the film version of this book and at the time I did not realize it was originally a book. "Everything is Illuminated" depicts many emotions, in my opinion the feeling of being lost, sad and uncertain are at the forefront but, there are comical moments that help to lighten the mood of this story. I found that there were three main characters, Grandfather (the driver for a tour guide company) Sasha (translator/grandson), and Jonathan (Jonfen, Jewish-American). Jonathan is in search for the woman who saved his Grandfather during the war, he ends up with Sasha and the Grandfather as his accompaniment throughout this journey. Sasha is conflicted with his present life events and on this exploration he finds himself, he becomes more understanding of his grandfathers behaviours and he finds himself. Grandfather is consistently conflicted by his past and a difficult choice he had to make, which he never forgave himself for, and attempted to bury his identity and past but, this journey forces him to talk about his past haunting. Extremely Loud, Incredibly CloseI truly enjoyed this book, has to be one of my favourites. A young boy is determined to find a treasure to the key he found in his dads closet after his dad was killed in a plane crash. Even though Oscar is searching for a treasure, and searches with a fine tooth comb all possible areas he finds more than just a treasure. If you we're in the Sahara Desert and you moved a grain of sand, you would have altered an entire desert. That's how important you are (paraphrased, J.S.F, writes it more eloquently). less

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