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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers
So, yeah, the title is annoying. It's "po-mo." It's precious. The cool kids are apparently past this kind of hyper-self-aware earnestness, and it's not very hip to admit a liking for either Eggers or McSweeney's these days. But, but, but...this book changed my life. It changed the way I think about writing, about humor, about the essay as a form, about - yes, here I go - life. This book is sweet, hilarious, terribly sad, and ultimately hopeful without succumbing to gross sentiment or self-pity. Yeah, maybe some of the stylistic devices are a bit too "cute" in 2009, but I'm glad somebody's doing them - did them, made them the old standbys they are now. Experimentation, honesty, beauty. Yes, Dave Eggers - yes.