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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I can honestly say I have never read a book like this one. It was truly unique from the very beginning, with an approximately 30 pg intro/prologue full on ramblings and sketches. Dave Eggers even put in parts that he supposedly retracted from the text – think about it; he printed, in full, complete sections taken from different parts of the book. Who does that?! It was incredible to feel like you are really in another person’s head, more so than I have ever felt while reading a book. It totally makes sense to me how the author befriended someone like Spike Jonze; I can see how they would be right up each other’s alley. If you have ever seen ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,’ you’ll know what I’m talking about when you read this book. Dave Eggers is something genuinely special; this book touched my heart. The title couldn’t more aptly describe the experience of reading. I have to read all of his other works, and soon.

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