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rocketiza's review against another edition
3.0
Eggers is 50% brilliant and 50% trash, often times in the same story. His writing style started to really annoy me even when it was good near the tail end of this collection.
bidoofaloof's review against another edition
All of the pomp, but none of the substance.
itsolivia's review against another edition
5.0
The deal: Dave Eggers writes great novels. This isn't one of them - it's all short stories, all the time.
Is it worth it?: These babies are super affecting in the best way. Strongly endorse.
Pairs well with: a small attention span, crying on the beach
Is it worth it?: These babies are super affecting in the best way. Strongly endorse.
Pairs well with: a small attention span, crying on the beach
mikime's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of brilliant short stories by Eggers, amusing, unexpected, exotic, some funny and most of them bittersweet. I especially enjoyed The Only Meaning of the Oil-Wet Water, which "showed" me what surfing is; Notes for a Story of Man Who Will Not Die Alone, a story in the making ; Up the Mountain Coming Down Slowly, on the real price of some exotic trips ; and After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned, from an unconventional point of view.
pattyo1194's review against another edition
5.0
This book of short stories floored me. I wanted to talk about it with everyone, but unfortunately, nobody I know had read it. Something about Dave Eggers, it's almost like when I discovered Bukowski...
jpowerj's review against another edition
5.0
*Boston accent somehow spliced with yt sadboi voice* Yeah I like Dave Eggers, so what, wanna fight about it?
solaana's review against another edition
4.0
When it comes to books of short stories, I rate the book on my favorite short story. So - I remember really liking one of them in there, but I don't know that I've read them all. Again, gotta love Eggers' packaging.
earlyandalone's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't expect to love this collection as much as I did, but...I did. One of the strongest collections I've read!
mattbeatty's review against another edition
4.0
Dave is great. I loved all these stories, especially "Up the Mountain Coming Down Slowy" and "The Only Meaning of the Oil-wet Water".
Some of the short-short stories seemed more like notes or afterthoughts and less cohesive. But he can make a story work in any variety of circumstance, like in "Climbing to the Window, Pretending to Dance" and "After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned".
Some of the short-short stories seemed more like notes or afterthoughts and less cohesive. But he can make a story work in any variety of circumstance, like in "Climbing to the Window, Pretending to Dance" and "After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned".