A Book A Day ... Everything is Illuminated
Oh wow!
It's been a long, LONG time since a book has made me laugh and cry in the same breath. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer is masterful, heart breaking, hilarious (just pick a great adjective and place it here. Honestly!)
Blurb:
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.
Alex's chapters are works of art. His expressions, literal translations and misinterpretations of the English language are absolutely exquisite. His grandfather's story is one of the saddest I've read, one that takes us through a history of regret and guilt. And this misguided adventure becomes a road trip of sorts in which each character explores his wishes, his past, and attempts to make amends with it.
It's simply amazing. Honestly, every single page is just ... perfect.
Age: Adult. Mature readers.
It's been a long, LONG time since a book has made me laugh and cry in the same breath. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer is masterful, heart breaking, hilarious (just pick a great adjective and place it here. Honestly!)
Blurb:
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.
Alex's chapters are works of art. His expressions, literal translations and misinterpretations of the English language are absolutely exquisite. His grandfather's story is one of the saddest I've read, one that takes us through a history of regret and guilt. And this misguided adventure becomes a road trip of sorts in which each character explores his wishes, his past, and attempts to make amends with it.
It's simply amazing. Honestly, every single page is just ... perfect.
Age: Adult. Mature readers.
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