A review by celestelipkes
Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer

2.0

I really don't understand why people are insisting that this book is a story: it's not a prose narrative, but an erasure poem. I v. much like the idea of this book--using erasure on your favorite book to create something new--as a personal exercise or a dare or a way to spend a Sunday afternoon. But it does not make for a satisfying read. For me it felt unfocused, pretentious, and gimmicky. It bothered me, too, that the slim explanation of the book came at the end and not the beginning. At least the cut-out pages are beautiful.