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Sep 16, 2016TylerGroves rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I feel a little overly critical of the book, but here's what I think; it reads like a 32 year old New Yorker trying to sound like a precocious 9 year old. It's not a bad book, but it's hard for me to overlook the ridiculousness of this narrator being a 9 year old. It's a touching story though, and it would have been much more enjoyable for me if it had been written in a way that didn't require the suspension of so much disbelief. EDIT: Okay I finished the book and I enjoyed it as I progressed. The key (for me) was to stop expecting realistic depiction, and to read it as a 30-something New Yorker's own method of exploring childhood and tragedy. Maybe it's okay for books not to be realistic. The book got me thinking about my own childhood. Usually that signifies success for me. Not bad Foer. You win this time...