Everything Was Illuminated

Well, I just finished "Everything is Illuminated", and I thought the best way to end my outside reading posts would be to write a general reflection of the book (however boring that may sound).
Basically, I liked this book. It definitely had its twisted parts, but I enjoyed most of it. I especially appreciated Safran Foer's use of different writing styles and formats. Those really added to the book, and made it easier to read (so did the short chapters). I would suggest "Everything is Illuminated" to you for these reasons.
Also, I thought I'd compare the book to its movie. Before reading, I watched the movie of this novel. Both are good in their own ways, but I enjoyed the movie more (don't worry about the movie giving away the story, because the movie includes only about half of the book).
I can't seem to find a good quote for this entry, so I turned to a random page and found this. It's kind of interesting.
"Ifice: Ifice is that thing with purpose, created for function's sake, and having to do with the world. Everything is, in some way, an example of ifice" (202).
I think this is kind of interesting because it reminds us that everything in the world has a purpose and is made for that reason.