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I've heard poor reviews for this book, so I was pleasantly surprised when I started reading it and enjoyed it right off the bat. However, all the bad reviews got to me and with about a third of it left, I put it down. I think I was afraid it would have a stupid ending and ruin it for me.
Fortunately, I picked it back up again this weekend and finished it. I don't get why this book is rated so poorly. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I loved the various story lines. I felt the past was written in a sort ...more
Fortunately, I picked it back up again this weekend and finished it. I don't get why this book is rated so poorly. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I loved the various story lines. I felt the past was written in a sort ...more
I had already read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close on the recommendation of another teacher. I really enjoyed it, so it just made sense to get a copy of this novel and try it out.
And I wasn't disappointed. The characters were rich and humorous. I especially liked Alex the translator. His journey is really touching. I didn't mind the POV jumps as much. It all was pretty clearly marked. That's reassuring for this reader.
I wasn't fond of some of the zany things. It gave it an artistic touch adn ...more
And I wasn't disappointed. The characters were rich and humorous. I especially liked Alex the translator. His journey is really touching. I didn't mind the POV jumps as much. It all was pretty clearly marked. That's reassuring for this reader.
I wasn't fond of some of the zany things. It gave it an artistic touch adn ...more
For the first couple of chapters, I thought this book might be too modern for me. The shifting voice and timeline seemed like a gimic. Once I got into it though, I wound up loving the story. At its heart, it's a novel about love and memories, not a complicated story, told in a very moving way.
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I really can't get into Jonathan Safran Foer. He has some interesting concepts in his books, but they never seem to go anywhere. I always feel like he just picks concepts that will be moving and then throws them all together into a book and doesn't bother to connect them fully develop the plot.
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I tried read this book secretly at a silly job I had. I had to stop because I kept laughing out loud. Seriously guffawing.
less fluid and beautiful than Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, but still amazing. heartbreaks and shit.
Really 3.5 stars. So conflicted on this one. Parts of it were brilliant. The ending disappointed me.
Only a few chapters in...this is exhausting to read.
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