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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
Not as good as What is The What, but Dave Eggers is a fabulous writer who has a way with words. And humor. His humor is dark and kitchy. I loved his oftentimes ineffectual attempt to raise his little brother after his mother's death, as it seemed so genuine and real to me. This memoir has heft and takes a while to get through, but I found myself never wanting to put it down.
I find there is a direct correlation between people's enjoyment of Jack Kerouac and their enjoyment of this book. I happen to love both. If you too are a Kerouac fan, give this a shot.
An interesting memoir, but for me it seemed to wane towards the end. To be fair, my disinterest in the conclusion might stem from the fact that I nursed the last fifty pages over the course of two weeks...but anyway.
A worthwhile book that I'll likely read again down the line and would reccomend to a friend.
A worthwhile book that I'll likely read again down the line and would reccomend to a friend.
Sometimes it’s really dated, sometimes it feels kind of timeless. Sometimes I’m shocked at how familiar his neuroticism is, others I genuinely hate him. I hope Toph’s doing alright now
2008 re-read: still one of my all time favorites. didn't actually get the whole way through, but it carried me through a few rough weeks until i was well enough to pick up what was waiting for me at the library.
This goes down as one of my all time favorite books. It is really heartfelt, but also extremely funny. Really touching.
Ugh, this took me ages. He writes like he has ADHD, which I loved for the first half of the book, but it starts to wear as it gets further in. Quite clear that he put a lot of himself into this. That kind of emotional honesty is touching, but I found it much better in small doses.
I read half and gave up. I just didn’t care for his writing style.
Really enjoyed it start to finish. Good wit. Lots of self deprecating humor. Wonderful coming of age story with quirky family dynamics woven throughout.