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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
Wow. What a big rollicking read. I hate to say something so cliched: but this work really blasts in as the voice of a generation. I'm glad I finally got to it.
Great read. Very entertaining and poignant. The end was weird, though. I wasn't able to understand the connection with the rest of the tone of the book.
It could be that I am just not in the right place in life to enjoy this book. I don't know.
The author captured the characters extremely well. Wow! My heart aches for these boys.
A strange, stream-of-consciousness read. I didn't love it all, but couldn't put it down - I even laughed out loud at times.
AHWSG is written in stream of consciousness, which is often done wrong but rarely done right--I think Eggers handled himself well here. The story itself was touching and evoked riotous laughter throughout the reading. I found the narrator easy to identify with, and I loved his relationship with his little brother. Eggers took the script from a made-for-TV movie and made it into something stunning. I think the book really lives up to the name.
Although I could really have lived without so many Frisbee sessions. It's like, I get it... you're really awesome at Frisbee. I'm not a Frisbee enthusiast, and these parts only served to remind me of Eggers' major fanbase and how annoyingly "hip" they all are. Once I got past that, however, I found what is really a very simple story that Eggers tells with a raw beauty that totally captivated me.
Although I could really have lived without so many Frisbee sessions. It's like, I get it... you're really awesome at Frisbee. I'm not a Frisbee enthusiast, and these parts only served to remind me of Eggers' major fanbase and how annoyingly "hip" they all are. Once I got past that, however, I found what is really a very simple story that Eggers tells with a raw beauty that totally captivated me.
I hated loved was totally frustrated by was sucked into couldn't stand couldn't put down dreaded picking up wanted to like was attacked by wanted to burn finished this book.
Alternative title: A Self-Indulgent Work of Festering Genius
The worst book I couldn't put down; the best book I've ever wanted to set on fire.
Updated: Found in my bedside reading journal:
Alternative title: A Self-Indulgent Work of Festering Genius
The worst book I couldn't put down; the best book I've ever wanted to set on fire.
Updated: Found in my bedside reading journal:
- it's self-conscious & pretentious, but pretentious in the way that smart kids are when they're trying to be cool but are still riled up by grammatical slips etc. — betrayed by their own proclivities
