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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers
I'm not sure when I read this. I remember wanting to hate it, because it was so super-hyped. But I ended up just loving it. Definitely far from perfect. And yeah, Eggers can be a bit much to take at times. But it felt real and it felt honest. Besides, I am just about exactly his age and so I loved all of the cultural references, such as trying to get on the cast of the first season of "The Real World" and subsequently despising Puck. Yeah, pretty annoying when I talk about it.
I remember later reading that his sister(s?) dispute his take on the events and his close relationship with Topher. Could be. But I really bought the story of their relationship and thought was the strongest part of the book.
I also love what Eggers has done since, such as the work he does with kids and McSweeny's. Maybe that is coloring my view of the book.
I remember later reading that his sister(s?) dispute his take on the events and his close relationship with Topher. Could be. But I really bought the story of their relationship and thought was the strongest part of the book.
I also love what Eggers has done since, such as the work he does with kids and McSweeny's. Maybe that is coloring my view of the book.