A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

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	• A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Dave Eggers Vintage, 2001 - 496 pages average customer review:based on 907 reviews view larger image
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Best book I read this year

I loved it! I admit it started heavy and it was hard for me to continue, but as I read further I came to love the style in which it was written. I love the full on sarcasm that is prevalent throughout the book. Maybe it is too much for some, but I loved it. Some of the passages especially those regarding his brother Toph made me want to go back and reread them over and over. This is one of those rare books that made me feel, really feel something, laughter, anger, pain and at times it felt like "I" had been punched in the gut.

I can not recommend it highly enough.

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Amazing!

Dave Eggers has said he wouldn't recommend starting a writing career with a memoir as open and honest as this one but I beg to differ. His open honesty about his life is what made me an everlasting fan. To use your own life to show others they are not alone in this insane world is the greatest gift a writer can give.
If you haven't read this book yet, you are missing something great in your life.

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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

The Reasons Why A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius was the #1 National Bestseller

Written By: Catherine Schultheis

Dave Eggers, a highly motivated and endearing young man who is held captive to the role of a single father at the precious age of 21, wrote this memoir with an unbelievable amount of style and grace. Each page is a work of art, entailing a consistent flow of dialog, description, and character development. Although at some points confusing, never once was I overcome with boredom while reading this memoir.
After losing both his father and mother to cancer within five weeks of each other, Dave is introduced to the world of parenting by having been left the guardian of his younger brother, Toph. At this point, it would seem logical for Dave to break down, or become overwhelmed with anxiety, but the memoir shows no such doing. Instead these pages are filled with very detailed sentences on how Dave goes about parenting his younger brother: "He is my twenty-four hour classroom, my captive audience, forced to ingest everything I deem worthwhile. He is a lucky, lucky boy! And no one can stop me. (49)" Dave wants the best for his brother; which is why he makes such an effort to make things right for Toph, in a world gone so wrong.
Not only does Dave use forceful writing to prove his love for Toph; but also to show the balance between his family life and his determination to succeed through Might Magazine. Abrupt, and concise sentences seemed to be used a lot in this part of the memoir to prove his point that young adults should do what they want to do. "We want everyone to follow their dreams, their hearts (aren't they bursting, like ours?) Hey Sally, why work at that silly claims adjusting job-didn't you used to sing? Sing, Sally, sing! (173)" Through the publication of Might, Egger's goal is to show the world that young adults can make a difference doing what they do best. Each sentence that describes Might's goals and ideals hold a vast amount of spirit in a "not-so-complicated" style of writing.
Dave is young and determined but at the same time old and wise. He has been the victim of life's harsh reality and confidently rises to the challenge. Egger's life is truly one of a kind, which is why A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a real and wonderful memoir- unforgettable, to say the least.

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