A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by
Dave Eggers
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
Maybe if I had read it, instead of listening to the audio-book, it would have been better. But, reading through the other reviews ... probably not.
I really don't get how this can be recommended to me because I loved
Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace. They are nothing alike, in my humble opinion....
The parts that should have been sad, were presented as if to make the reader laugh. I didn't like that.
I can't really totally let this go, however. I hated
The Waste Land for first 15 times I read it, too. It still isn't my favorite poem, but it has made into my definitely worth reading list, so.... maybe there's hope for
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.
I'll keep ya posted, just in case you care....
Just for the record, I do like Dion Graham's reading voice. I think I listened at the wrong time, like I was not in the right place at the right time sorta thing. I'm about to read it (the actual paperback this time). So, this review may change.
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