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mjhorn 's review for:
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers
I've been wanting to read this for a while, just got around to it and I loved it.
I adored all the literary playfullness, the notes in the copyright pages, everything, and was even slightly disappointed when Eggers stopped stalling, and got onto the story itself.
This didn't last though, because I was soon enamoured with the easy, beautifully sincere prose, and with Eggers tragic story. (Although, I couldn't help but feel at times that the story was not quite as tragic as the author felt it was. At times, I felt like telling him to toughen up. But that is heartless and unfair, so ignore me please).
AHWOSG's great strength is its extreme raw intimacy. It is clearly so personal to Eggers, and I couldn't help but be affected.
This may well be my second favourite book. Its ghost is only growing in my mind.
I adored all the literary playfullness, the notes in the copyright pages, everything, and was even slightly disappointed when Eggers stopped stalling, and got onto the story itself.
This didn't last though, because I was soon enamoured with the easy, beautifully sincere prose, and with Eggers tragic story. (Although, I couldn't help but feel at times that the story was not quite as tragic as the author felt it was. At times, I felt like telling him to toughen up. But that is heartless and unfair, so ignore me please).
AHWOSG's great strength is its extreme raw intimacy. It is clearly so personal to Eggers, and I couldn't help but be affected.
This may well be my second favourite book. Its ghost is only growing in my mind.