Everything is Illuminated

Locations
Call Number: BOCD Fiction, Adult BOCD / Fiction / General / Foer, Jonathan Safran
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	BOCD Fiction	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Fiction / General / Foer, Jonathan Safran	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Compact disc.
Read by Jeff Woodman and Scott Shina.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Turn the lights OUT on "Everything is Illuminated" submitted by kamoilanen on August 9, 2011, 8:52pm
I pushed through "Everything is Illuminated" thinking it had to get better, but I am sorry I wasted my time on all 276 pages of this one.
The author's attempts at artistry were too over the top...he, obviously a young writer, tried too hard to include "unique" techniques -- like covering nearly two full pages with a few words here and there separated by ellipses. Not effective and, in fact, distracting.
A Ukrainian man--one of the main characters--continually botches his attempts to use appropriate English words. In some cases, it was funny, but more often than not the author's word choices seemed forced/unnatural/unrealistic.
Finally, I found the many demented sexual references in this book unnecessary and offensive.
This book is WAY overrated by other reviewers. Don't waste your time.