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147 out of 147 people found this review helpful.

A Staggering Genius can be Heartbreaking Work

Date of Review:  May 11, 2000
Review: Copernicus was wrong: Earth and all the planets actually, as it turns out, revolve around Dave Eggers.

Now, let me warn you, this review is far longer than most of mine, so if you want to just skip ahead to about mid-way, that's when I get...
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  5.0

by: juliette
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
The heartbreaking part
Cons
Still waiting for the staggering genius...
 
19 out of 19 people found this review helpful.

An Annoying Work of Swaggering Mediocrity

Date of Review:  Apr 26, 2001
The Bottom Line: This is the autobiography of a 25 year old white male who knows everything and is superior to everyone.
Review: The autobiography of a sort of racist, middle-class, fairly typical white 25 year-old male. Shall I go on?

Supposedly, this book is the saga of a 21 year-old young man who becomes the guardian and primary caregiver for his seven year-old...
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  2.0

by: kludwig
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
The interesting bits
Cons
The pointless rest
 
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

Disappointing work of great promise

Date of Review:  May 22, 2001
The Bottom Line: This book will grab you at the beginning; it won't hold you.
Review: I was blown away as I began reading David Eggers' book, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Having been through the experience of death and grief, I found Eggers' writing rang so true, both in its offbeat humor, its feeling of resignation,...
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  1.0

by: basykes1
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Starts out great
Cons
Gets mired down in self-obsession
 
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Great humor, although repetitive

Date of Review:  May 23, 2001
The Bottom Line: If I knew what I was getting into, I would read it again. Good book, the good outweighs the undesirable.
Review: I was caught on the third page when he had his rules and suggestions for reading the book. I felt like I knew him. The way he portrayed the death of his parents I liked well, he showed you what he was thinking, and it was very real. For instance,...
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  4.0

by: guyinmontana
Recommended to buy: Yes

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well written, good use of humor. love...
Cons
obsessed with himself
 
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

It's Worth Wading Through Cheek-Tounging

Date of Review:  Jun 3, 2001
The Bottom Line: Score one for postmodern ego-stroking, Eggers crafts an modern experimental masterpiece. One just hopes legions of less-staggeringly-talented writers don't begin to emulate.
Review: Postmodernism has often been criticized for turning literature into unnecessarily pretentious, emotionless crap, and perhaps its critics have a point; it often seems as if genuine emotional expression has gone the way of iambic pentameter. However,...
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  5.0

by: cheezekurl
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Score one for postmodernism; Eggers...
Cons
This book may get a bit annoying if you...
 

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