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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

De: Dave Eggers
Narrado por: Dion Graham
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Dave Eggers scored a worldwide phenomenon with this memoir that topped national best-seller lists and has since become a staple for summer reading and book clubs. A compelling voice for Generation X, Eggers hererecounts his early 20s, caring for his younger brother after their parents’ unexpected deaths and his endeavors in a variety of media.

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“Not just for the MTV-fan age group, this is a very entertaining, well-written book.” ( Booklist)

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All genres considered, the memoir is among the most difficult and complex for a writer to pull off. After all, giving voice to your own lived experience and recounting deeply painful or uncomfortable memories in a way that still engages and entertains is a remarkable feat. These autobiographies, often narrated by the authors themselves, shine with raw, unfiltered emotion sure to resonate with any listener. But don't just take our word for it—queue up any one of these listens, and you'll hear exactly what we mean.

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I’d like to think the author helped to select the narrator of this book. Pitch perfect to the material . Love this book! Read The Circle first snd loved that too. Guess I’m an Eggers fan. Thanks for the giggles and insights. I’ll read this one again and look for what else you have on offer. I’m glad you are young. You have time for more wonders to create. Get on with it!

Unique

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It's for a younger audience. This seems to be aimed more at folks under 20. Good stuff for them, though.

Great advice but...

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While the writer's sneering representation of Gen-X values and his obvious self-loathing make this book a difficult experience, they're also what set this memoir apart from autobiographical works of self-congratulation. Observing the author's furious, paranoid grasping for solid ground broke my heart, both for the narrator, laboring under a responsibility he's unprepared for, and for his brother, whose childhood is marked by loss and instability. The book made me remember what being 20-something was like. The reader's impassioned delivery is exactly what the author's voice called for.

Heartbreaking Indeed

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This is my second book by this author and I loved both. So assured of his talent, I have already purchased two more. I'm also glad he chose Dion to narrate as he is a favorite of mine. This incredible story is all the more astounding in that it is true. Thanks, Dave, for being a fine human being.!

Brilliant

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A fun and incredibly thought provoking adventure through the life and trials of Dave. Such an enjoyable memoir to listen to.

A wonderful listen

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Excellent narration is the cap to the fascinating and enjoyable novel. As much as I enjoyed this novel, I can see that many people would really not appreciate it. This is largely an inner stream of consciousness and there are a lot of four letter words and frank thoughts about sex and death. In the first chapter involving a death from cancer I was literally laughing and crying and nauseated and uplifted at the same time. I don’t mean alternately, I mean at the very same instant. This is pretty unusual writing. I was thinking Gen-X meets James Joyce. The characters, even some very minor characters, are quite well presented. If you want a story where the protagonist faces adversity only to take heart and overcome, you might not want this book (but maybe you should read it anyway). The characters do change, but not in pat ways, instead in the ways people really change. The protagonist is often not very likeable, yet he is human and the beauty of his existence sporadically flashes through. I am nearly as far as it gets from being a Gen-Xer but I really liked this book. The narration more than does justice to the text, shouting and crying, mumbling and enunciating when the writing called for it.

Great Book not right for everyone

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A heartbreaking story of a young man's struggle told in a very captivating and funny way and that's why author is worthy of being called 'staggering genius'.

I would have given it 3 stars for being a good memoir but giving one extra star just for the best preface I have read in a long time and making me laugh every few pages.

Exceptional performance by Dion Graham

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Loved this book, really unique in my experience. I kept wondering which psychiatric diagnosis would best apply to the narrator!

What a trip!

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Loved it, but took awhile to finish. Great narration, will listen again. Surprising. The Gospel of Dave Eggers.

Yeah, it is a strange book.

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You can't write a book like this without JD Salinger. You also can't get the genius of George Saunders without this work. So as a bridge connecting Tenth of December to The Catcher in the Rye, I am very grateful for its existence. As for its own merit, it was honest and rambly and self-pitying and desperate and depressing and irritating -- with what ended up to be very little heart. Or at least it didn't translate into heart for me. Being disgruntled with life and the lemon-throwing machine it can be only transcends it if the characters can overcome and grow from how they handle the challenges.

Bridge Between Stream of Consciousness & PoMo Lit

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