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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers
Picture a family of six abruptly reduced over a short time to a family of four. Both parents gone, leaving three adult children and one preteen child. The 24-year-old is made guardian of his 12-year-old brother, a post he is epicly incapable of succeeding in.
This book left me feeling frustrated. I really wanted to empathize with the author/narrator, but time and again I felt a surge of annoyance and irritation with his selfish and self-centered behavior, most usuallyat the expense of his little brother.
While I could certainly sympathize with the grief, and anger, and confusion felt at the loss of their parents, but I could not find any redeeming character traits in the main character. And I certainly don't see how this won best book of the year awards.
This book left me feeling frustrated. I really wanted to empathize with the author/narrator, but time and again I felt a surge of annoyance and irritation with his selfish and self-centered behavior, most usuallyat the expense of his little brother.
While I could certainly sympathize with the grief, and anger, and confusion felt at the loss of their parents, but I could not find any redeeming character traits in the main character. And I certainly don't see how this won best book of the year awards.