Book: Everything is Illuminated
Author: Jonathan Safran
Pages: 288
This is my 196th read for the year
Amazon says: (sorry - I am super behind with reviews)
With only a yellowing photograph in hand, a young man - also named Jonathan Safran Foer - sets out to find the woman who might or might 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. As their adventure unfolds, Jonathan imagines the history of his grandfather's village, conjuring a magical fable of startling symmetries that unite generations across time. As his search moves back in time, the fantastical history moves forward, until reality collides with fiction in a heart-stopping scene of extraordinary power.
I really liked this book. I have been putting it off on my Gilmore challenge, but finally picked it up on a whim from the library. It took a bit to get into, and the ending could have been held together a bit better, but overall, I enjoyed the story. It was amusing and serious, and told a good story. Glad I tried this one.
Stars: 4
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