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The novel: A Heartbreaking Word of Staggering Genius-Dave Eggers
Ah, Dave Eggers. I'm really not sure what to think of him, now. I mean, this is a memoir of his life, but it has the stamp, feel and taste of fiction. I love Eggers' writing style, although sometimes the run-on thoughts and occurances does get confusing and a bit, well, long, generally the prose and situations pulled the book through. And the foreword, preface, table of contents and acknowledgments were a lot of fun to read and totally witty and self aware and ironic and so hipster it hurts (but I mean, he does run McSweeney's). It was, in fact, full of tugs nad pulls of emotions, mostly, happiness and sadness, and heartbreaking? Slightly. Staggering genius? Most definitely.
Ah, Dave Eggers. I'm really not sure what to think of him, now. I mean, this is a memoir of his life, but it has the stamp, feel and taste of fiction. I love Eggers' writing style, although sometimes the run-on thoughts and occurances does get confusing and a bit, well, long, generally the prose and situations pulled the book through. And the foreword, preface, table of contents and acknowledgments were a lot of fun to read and totally witty and self aware and ironic and so hipster it hurts (but I mean, he does run McSweeney's). It was, in fact, full of tugs nad pulls of emotions, mostly, happiness and sadness, and heartbreaking? Slightly. Staggering genius? Most definitely.
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