Tag Archive: foer

‘Eating Animals’ by Jonathan Safran Foer: F (47%) – Aggregate Book Review

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

Avoid: 47%

The modernist tone is a bit too much for “Eating Animals”. Foer does well when he sticks to the facts, but when he veers into his normal writing voice it comes off as bit too annoying for most of the reviewers. There is wisdom here, but you need to wade through a lot to get to it.

Continue reading »

‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ by Jonathan Safran Foer: F – Aggregate Book Review

Extremely-Loud

Not Recommended: 38%

What could be seen as a brave attempt to understand 9/11 comes off instead as a confusing and glib work. The child narrator doesn’t fit with the recent tragedy, and quirky tone is inappropriate at best.

Continue reading »