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caramelcoconut 's review for:
Everything is Illuminated
by Jonathan Safran Foer
I loved this book from the very start. The letters by Alex, present-day narration from Jonathan's diary, Alex's letters, Alex's present-day narration; all were very entertaining, with moments of humor and sadness.
In the end, I wanted more of Lista's and Augustine's story. I wanted to know what exactly happened to the Gypsy Girl and when. I thought the Herschel parts were unnecessary, so were some of the parts related to Alex's grandfather. In the end, Alex sounded very taut, which I found out-of-place and again, unnecessary.
As I am thinking through the whole story, a few more parts make sense now. The storytelling, the plot, the characters were so so so good. I understand that more explanation related to any character would have marred the beauty of this story. I appreciate that the author didn't think his readers too naive to connect some of the dots.
Jonathan Foer is in my all time favorite list now.
In the end, I wanted more of Lista's and Augustine's story. I wanted to know what exactly happened to the Gypsy Girl and when. I thought the Herschel parts were unnecessary, so were some of the parts related to Alex's grandfather. In the end, Alex sounded very taut, which I found out-of-place and again, unnecessary.
As I am thinking through the whole story, a few more parts make sense now. The storytelling, the plot, the characters were so so so good. I understand that more explanation related to any character would have marred the beauty of this story. I appreciate that the author didn't think his readers too naive to connect some of the dots.
Jonathan Foer is in my all time favorite list now.