“I know I'm supposed to LOVE this book because, well, it's Dave Eggers and it's GENIUS. And I liked it. I did. I think it did brave things and tried hard and was successful at what it aimed to be. I understand how it has changed the way we read and think about memoir and I think Dave Eggers has a fascinating, strange brain.
That said, a lot of it was simply too long, too indulgent to keep my attention. In fact, it took me several stabs over the course of a few months to finish the thing and, by the end, it felt more like a task than a pleasure. But what do I know?”
readjulia wrote this review Sunday, August 5 2007.
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