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by Jonathan Safran Foer
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EpicFehlReader
EpicFehlReader rated it 9 years ago
With only a yellowing photograph in hand, a young man - also named Jonathan Safran Foer - sets out to find the woman who may or may 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 unfor...
Sam Reviews Whatever He Feels Like
Sam Reviews Whatever He Feels Like rated it 10 years ago
“I’m looking for a book.” He told the Librarian, who had cared for the Trachimbrod novels since she was a girl, and was the only citizen to have read them all. “My Great-Grandfather wrote it.” “What was his name?” “Safranbrod, but I think he wrote it under a pseudonym.” “What was the name of his boo...
Bambbles Rambles
Bambbles Rambles rated it 11 years ago
I didn't know what to expect as I first started to read it, but as I continued on through the book, I became more attached to all the characters and the story they were trying to tell. Very unique and well executed way of telling this story. I am definitely going to check out Foer's other books. O...
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents rated it 11 years ago
This book is the best trip ever. It is full of wonderful quotes, like the whole book is quotable.
even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment
Ugh, no. The writing was juvenile (I mean, I know he was younger than I am now when he wrote this, but COME ON). I am severely turned off by body function humour - I just don't like it. The descriptions of Brod were creepy to me, beyond feeling like they were being imputed to the members of the v...
The Book Magpie's Nest
The Book Magpie's Nest rated it 11 years ago
Ugh, no. The writing was juvenile (I mean, I know he was younger than I am now when he wrote this, but COME ON). I am severely turned off by body function humour - I just don't like it. The descriptions of Brod were creepy to me, beyond feeling like they were being imputed to the members of the v...
Sandra
Sandra rated it 11 years ago
Loved the movie.
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 11 years ago
This is a good one and I'd put it in the "borrow it" category.
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 11 years ago
This is a good one and I'd put it in the "borrow it" category.
michaelbelis
michaelbelis rated it 11 years ago
For now this a place holder as I need to digest what I just finished. So many different part of one story. Some funny, some poignant. some heartbreak.There are hero in this world. People who stand out and stood up, and that why they are special. But for most it about survival and protecting so...
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