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Jonathan Safran Foyer

sophiej · 2006-08-15 09:17:52

What do people think of Jonathan Safran Foyer? Recently saw the movie 'Everything is Illuminated' and thought it was excellently done, very funny. Then I read 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close' and was a bit diappointed. Parts of it are clever and funny but felt like some of his 'techniques' were a bit gimmicky and the…

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15-08-2006 10:17am

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What do people think of Jonathan Safran Foyer? Recently saw the movie 'Everything is Illuminated' and thought it was excellently done, very funny. Then I read 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close' and was a bit diappointed. Parts of it are clever and funny but felt like some of his 'techniques' were a bit gimmicky and the way the plot unfolded wasn't as neat as it might have been. Saying all that I did have a bit of a weep at the end.

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#2 16-08-2006 8:19am
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Movie you say eh?

the book everythings is illuminated is brilliant, loved every word of it. haven't read anything else by him though

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