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Loading... A heartbreaking work of staggering genius (original 2000; edition 2001)by Dave Eggers
Work InformationA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and Mistakes We Knew We Were Making by Dave Eggers (2000)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. What, exactly, is the big deal here? This surprising memoir is filled with brilliant writing gems. Dave Eggers cuts through to the core of what the death of both parents within a short period of time feels like. He strays from any clichés and refuses to leave out any character flaws. But there is an uneven quality when the reader is unclear as to where we are heading. The Real World reality series segment baffled me. I must admit that the interview process enabled the reader to discover some of the back story of the family dynamics. The subsequent sections about a start up company and film making also was a head scratcher. But Eggers magnificently goes for the jugular with our emotions and expectations. The final chapters of the book are gut wrenching no reviews | add a review
A memoir of a college senior who, in the space of five weeks, loses both of his parents to cancer and inherits his eight-year-old brother. Here is an exhilarating debut that manages to be simultaneously hilarious and wildly inventive as well as a deeply hearfelt story of the love that holds a family together. No library descriptions found. |
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