A heartbreaking work of staggering genius by dave eggers pdf

Fine, fine writing. And while I admired many of the headier, more po-mo comic bits -- the long meditation on the idea of a story about John's suicide, for example, as well as the fake dialogues with Toph where he metacriticizes the book and completely vivisects all your hypocrisies.

These bits are strong in kind of the obverse way, i. I thought the places where you cut loose and did arias of grief, like at the church, were the book's best art. Also its bravest: I believe I know how horrible is the prospect of bathos or sentimentality to you it is to me, anyway, as a writer, and I don't have a history that's as off-the-charts sad and rife with bathos-hazard as yours , and I report here that I was almost as moved by your willingness to risk it as I was impressed by the high-wire skill with which you avoided it.

It's a merciless book. Lawrence Weschler Truly splendid. The key word in the title, of course, is "Staggering" -- and not just because of the subliminal pun off "Eggers. When Kierkegaard got in this deep -- this endlessly self-ironizingly, loopily down-spiralingly deep -- he had to rely on God to save him.

But Eggers somehow manages to save himself -- all his endlessly knowing self-undercutting somehow managing to cut clean through to something more bottomlessly profound: a simple wonder; a knowing wonder, to be sure, but no less abiding a Wonder for all that. Tell us what you like and we'll recommend books you'll love.

Sign up and get a free ebook! Table of Contents Rave and Reviews. About The Book. About The Author. Dave Eggers. Product Details. Raves and Reviews.

David Sedaris The force and energy of this book could power a train. Rick Moody This book does not need a blurb. Resources and Downloads.

Get a FREE ebook by joining our mailing list today! By clicking 'Sign me up' I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the privacy policy and terms of use. When people finally notice him writhing on the floor, his friend Shalini takes him to the hospital. Later, Shalini endures a head injury after falling off a collapsed deck, and Eggers has the opportunity to visit her in the hospital, coming frequently to check on her as she remains in a coma for a long time.

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