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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
For extra heartbreak, the book's so long it took me what felt like a month to get through it. Specifically, it was often rambling and self-indulgent, even in places where it didn't need to be. There were flashes of genius now and then, but in between the flashes of genius were long sections of non-genius. So, in conclusion, it was intermittently brilliant.
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Really enjoyed this book, if for nothing more than the crackling prose. I found Eggers' writing to be bordering on hipsterish style - if that makes any sense - in that it seemed to try and be too clever, but at the very least I appreciated the effort and enjoyed the story thoroughly.
Also, the staggering gall of Eggers (or his publishers at least) in naming this book gave it many points in my, uh, book. Definitely worth reading.
Also, the staggering gall of Eggers (or his publishers at least) in naming this book gave it many points in my, uh, book. Definitely worth reading.
Interesting, snarky read at first, then peters out and I couldn't stand to read another page. Abandoned the book 2/3 of the way through. It was like reading a never-ending stream of SomeEcards. 
I'd heard many good things about the book, and it started with great promise. It had an irreverent tone, it was funny when you stepped away from the story for a moment, but in the end it was too self-indulgent to finish.
I'd only give it one star, but I was engaged for the first part of the book.
I'd heard many good things about the book, and it started with great promise. It had an irreverent tone, it was funny when you stepped away from the story for a moment, but in the end it was too self-indulgent to finish.
I'd only give it one star, but I was engaged for the first part of the book.
I liked it, but it wasn't as consistently hilarious as Jay led me to believe it would be. I definitely felt that it was more "heartbreaking" than funny.
I liked the pictures. The other book by him is better.
How about the heart wrenching meanderings, rantings and ravings of an angry young man..more like it. Yes he did have things to be angry about but about 100 pages less would have been nice.
I liked the author of this book. I found him amusing, realistic, and genuine. There were some parts that I felt he was rambling, but then he would make up for it by saying something completely brilliant.
I like reading interviews with Dave Eggers, but after chapter three, this book went from engaging and heart rending to utterly self-involved and annoying. I couldn't stick it out!