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babsaway14 's review for:
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers
I'm glad I read another Eggars other book (Zeitoun) prior to reading this one, as I truly enjoyed it. I found him to be a compelling nonfiction writer, as he did not get in the way of the story. Unfortunately with this book, he was the story and I was less than interested. I found myself scanning page after page, flitting over endless, vacuous paragraphs. A Pulitzer Prize nomination for three chapters devoted to a Real World cast member interview? It felt dated. It felt like hanging out in a coffee shop in Portland and having my time disturbed by the self-absorbed twentysomethings that fill up the corners. I guess he captured the mindset of a miniscule number of people - the wealthy very young. That mindset just didn't have a lot to offer me.