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A review by dylansdream
You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers
5.0
You Shall Know Our Velocity has a funny story. It was first published in 2002 under the name You Shall Know Our Velocity and then a year later a new edition came out called Sacrament, which included additional material in the middle of the book that basically calls to question our narrators, Will's, reliability, completely changing the meaning of the book.
Later, the book was published in paperback with it's original name except with an exclamation at the end, (You Shall Know Our Velocity!) which includes the additional material. This is the copy most people seem to be reading (as it is more readily available than the 1st edition or Sacrament) and reviewing, but I read the 1st edition without the additional material, and I have to say I loved it as it is. Knowing what the additional material entails and how it changes the narrative, part of me never wants to read it. I want to keep the story as it is, just a story of two friends traveling around the world, grieving their other friend. But as a huge Eggers fan, I know I will try to get my hands on the newer edition, read the additional material and over-analyze everything and wonder why are you so meta Eggers, why!
Anyway, as of the review of the 1st edition, it's pure Eggers, full of beauty and grief, and I absolutely loved it.
Later, the book was published in paperback with it's original name except with an exclamation at the end, (You Shall Know Our Velocity!) which includes the additional material. This is the copy most people seem to be reading (as it is more readily available than the 1st edition or Sacrament) and reviewing, but I read the 1st edition without the additional material, and I have to say I loved it as it is. Knowing what the additional material entails and how it changes the narrative, part of me never wants to read it. I want to keep the story as it is, just a story of two friends traveling around the world, grieving their other friend. But as a huge Eggers fan, I know I will try to get my hands on the newer edition, read the additional material and over-analyze everything and wonder why are you so meta Eggers, why!
Anyway, as of the review of the 1st edition, it's pure Eggers, full of beauty and grief, and I absolutely loved it.