A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: Review

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers
Dec 15, 08.
Katie Salter's review
This is an amazing piece of non-fic. Dave Eggers struggles to raise his pre-teen brother while in his early twenties make us all hold our breaths as we imagine what our lives would be like if we too were in this situation. Eggers struggles to maintain a sex life and advance his career while creating a stable enviroment for his brother Toph, while everything around them is changing. This book was short listed for the pullitzer, and rocketed Eggers further into stardom. (He is the founder of McSweeny's literary review) At times the drama Eggers creates can be a little much to swallow, and I believe that this book may lean more toward memoir than autobio, while other parts of the book are slow to move along. But, hey I guess that's the way life is anyway right. I think that most of us, when answering honestly would agree: we can all be just as histronic as Eggers, especially when in our 20s. I think that we can all find one way or another to connect with Eggers. f