A new author wrote his first novel and now there is going to be a low budget movie off of it. its going to star elijah wood. i'm so happy. i don't know if people have read Everything is illuminated (i think it was one of newyorks bestsellers [but that doesn't say much]) It is about a jewish american boy going to ukraine to find a lady who supposedly saved his grandfather from the war. The boy's name is Jonathan Safran foer. When jonathan goes, he gets a hilarius translator alex (who has a very large *ahem* [as said by alex]) and has a grandfather and a dog named sammy davis jr. jr. (a dog who likes to fondle poor johnathan.)
while the book is hilarius, flashbacks from the past tell the more serious (but still humorous [at times]) story containing his grandfather and other past relatives (great great great great grandfather [I believe]). it is very very good yet very very sad.
I've read it twice and i cried twice the tears i should have (not to discredit the story but I would not like to develop a habit of crying while reading on the bus) I would highly recommend it to anyone breathing. I cannot wait unitl Mr. Foer comes out with another tale.
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(sorry bout that, it has something to do with the book)
