Ep 238 - Everything is Illuminated, by Jonathan Safran Foer
Overdue
Headgum
4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2017
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
NOTE: A short stretch of fairly explicit sex talk earns this one the "Explicit" tag, though as usual we avoid cussing. You've been warned!
This week, we illuminate everything about Jonathan Safran Foer's debut novel. It's not Andrew's cup of tea, exactly, but we try our best to dive into where it works, where we think it doesn't quite get there, and why Foer has a reputation for being "overrated" in some literary circles.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a headgun podcast. |
| 0:06.0 | While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told |
| 0:10.3 | tale, they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary. |
| 0:16.5 | Plus these are books you should have read by now. |
| 0:30.0 | Hey there, how you doing buddy? |
| 0:42.4 | Boy oh boy, I'm tired. |
| 0:45.0 | Yeah, my brother-in-law got married this weekend and it was very lovely and it was at |
| 0:51.8 | the same place that Susanna and I got married. |
| 0:55.4 | Not weird at all, I'm sure. |
| 0:56.4 | So it was like a bizarre wedding. |
| 0:58.5 | Ooh, did everyone have to wear fake moustaches? |
| 1:01.2 | I did, but not everyone else did. |
| 1:04.1 | That was a hipster thing. |
| 1:05.3 | And the dance floor was oriented differently. |
| 1:08.1 | It was on the other side of the room. |
| 1:09.8 | That's confusing. |
| 1:11.1 | Which way do you start when you do the electric slide that way? |
| 1:15.6 | I didn't do the electric slide. |
| 1:18.0 | They had a live band. |
| 1:19.0 | I haven't been to a wedding with a live band in a while. |
| 1:22.9 | I think you and I have been to one together. |
| 1:26.1 | Yeah, we have. |
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