Comments | bluestained_elf: Love for love, and belief in belief

bluestained_elf

Love for love, and belief in belief

Apr 18, 2009 19:08

I am re-reading Everything is Illuminated (again), and I came across this passage:

And when Yankel said he would die for Brod, he certainly meant it, but that thing he would die for was not Brod, exactly, but his love for her. And when she said 'Father, I love you,' she was neither naive nor dishonest, but the opposite: she was wise and truthful ( Read more... )

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iheartoothecae April 19 2009, 02:47:31 UTC

I just read that for the first time a few weeks ago (I'd seen the movie previously). Fantastic book.

brynne660 April 19 2009, 02:54:37 UTC

Wait. . . did I loan that to you? I can't find my copy. :(

Have the movie, but the book is way better.

bluestained_elf April 19 2009, 04:36:43 UTC

Sorry, the book I have I bought a couple years ago... Hopefully you find your copy.

brynne660 April 19 2009, 18:04:46 UTC

I realized after I left that comment that I have seen my copy around. I just can't remember where. Having moved doesn't help.

Oh well. Its here. Oh, a tip for those who watch the movie? Do NOT watch it w/ someone FROM the Ukraine who has survived the bombings & civil wars over there. It tends to upset them.

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bluestained_elf April 19 2009, 04:39:40 UTC

I don't believe I've seen the movie, but I've read the book a few times. My copy is full of pages with bent corners, which is my way of marking pages that sparked an interesting line of thought.

I definitely need to see the movie. I'm curious about how they did it.