Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

Everything Is Illuminated

Jonathan Safran Foer with Robert Petkoff (Narrator)

11 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical challenging emotional funny medium-paced

Description

"Imagine a novel as verbally cunning as A Clockwork Orange, as harrowing as The Painted Bird, as exuberant and twee as Candide, and you have Everything Is Illuminated . . . Read it, and you'll feel altered, chastened -- seared in the fire of somet...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8,773 reviews

Moods

emotional 77%
reflective 60%
funny 58%
sad 50%
challenging 36%
dark 34%
adventurous 27%
inspiring 14%
mysterious 14%
hopeful 12%
tense 8%
informative 7%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 29%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 40% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.84

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