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Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

5.0

If Dave Eggers wrote "a heartbreaking work of staggering genius", THIS is it...not his ego-driven memoir by that title. Seriously, I wasn't an Eggers fan after reading that highly acclaimed work because it stunk of everything that bad memoirs stink of. But this is a brilliant little book and there really is no Eggers on the page other than solidly crafted journalistic writing that is interesting, provocative and tells an important story. I'm very impressed! Eggers proves he can write about something other than himself -- and well. I was also very happy to read that the author's proceeds from the book go entirely to charities to help New Orleans continue to recover from Katrina.