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A review by rponzo
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
2.0
This book was okay, I liked it mostly. The author tells his sad story--both his parents die within six weeks of each other, from cancer. He is in his early twenties, and takes his younger brother (around age nine) moves to San Francisco.
Mr. Eggers is kind of funny and self deprecating, but the way he tells the story is at times annoying. He can't just write the story, there are lists, interviews with himself, long winded analysis of situations, stream of conscious style, footnotes, endnotes, and so on.
But he is kind of aware of it and describes a lot of the self centered antics common to the age. He was a quasi respectable adult, but it is still the bullshit you don't miss from your twenties; moving frequently, temp jobs, bad dates. There is a hilarous segment about Mr. Eggers trying out for MTV's real world. (He is beaten out in the role of smart, funny white guy by the cartoonist named Judd.)
Anyway, it is not nice to complain about orphans, so I won't go too negative. This was a library book, otherwise I would be happy to give you my copy!
Mr. Eggers is kind of funny and self deprecating, but the way he tells the story is at times annoying. He can't just write the story, there are lists, interviews with himself, long winded analysis of situations, stream of conscious style, footnotes, endnotes, and so on.
But he is kind of aware of it and describes a lot of the self centered antics common to the age. He was a quasi respectable adult, but it is still the bullshit you don't miss from your twenties; moving frequently, temp jobs, bad dates. There is a hilarous segment about Mr. Eggers trying out for MTV's real world. (He is beaten out in the role of smart, funny white guy by the cartoonist named Judd.)
Anyway, it is not nice to complain about orphans, so I won't go too negative. This was a library book, otherwise I would be happy to give you my copy!