A review by sarahrigg
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

4.0

This is a memoir about Eggers losing both his parents within a month's time and ending up raising his much-younger brother when he is only just barely an adult (21 when his parents die) himself. He is very upfront about the fact that he's massaged some dates, times and names and recreated dialogue from memory. It's pretty obvious that he's straying from the facts when, for instance, his 8-year-old brother starts on long philosophical monologues. It's a funny book for how sad the subject matter is. I'd like to read more by the author.