The rules and suggestions for enjoying the book were probably my favorite part. I like Dave Eggers as a writer but not when he's writing about himself. He has a tendency towards pompousness that I don't find appealing. His honesty comes across as a cheap trick. His style is pleasant though not very ...
All the clues said that I would love this book. First, all my friends on Goodreads hate it (like, they cringed having to give it at least one star). Second, it is incredibly sad and funny at the same time (like, laughing while blood and bile flow out of their dying mother’s body; umm, yeah…anyhow). ...
I once heard George Carlin describe being a fan of jazz as "not just hearing the notes that are played, but know WHY they are being played".Okay, so why THESE notes? Why not others?Here's the thing: I love self-realization, self-awareness, particularly from those in the public spotlight. I love biza...
At first I really liked Eggers' style, but in the end I agreed with most reviewers that he more or less used his interesting back story as an excuse to try to convince us all how awesome he is — or, more accurately, how sincerely he is striving toward awesomeness. I found the crushing self-conscious...
The statement "Haters are going to hate" is a true statement so is a "opinion is never wrong" And so it goes with [b:A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius|4953|A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius|Dave Eggers|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327714834s/4953.jpg|42857] some people just want to ...
Dave Eggers has the most original voice in literature today. This is his debut, the true story of how his parents both died of cancer within a month, and 22 year-old Dave was left to raise his younger brother alone. Sad and hilarious in equal measure.
Did i miss the mark on this one? probably.. most likely. Did I, as i skipped sections, miss its intent, most likely. Did it stir a hatred in me for most, if not all of the characters; absolutely! Perhaps it was a bit contrived. I understand its context. The synapse connections that connect letters t...
This book made me physically angry - I want to punch something, particularly Dave Eggers. I refuse to give it any more of my time and, as such, refuse to write a review.
Between the front material and the appendix, it's actually 530 pages. Eggers captures the manic/anxious response to complex grief in a mostly-memoir that is evocative of the Snowden episodes of Catch-22 mashed together with the last chapter of Ulysses.
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