A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: A Memoir Based on a True Story Audiobook

" Sad tale but self-indulgent. "

" both hilariously funny and very poignant, and pretentious but in a good way "

" I loved the beginning of this book. I absolutely hated the rest. By the end I was just kind of mad at Eggers for the life he's lived and his perspective. I do, at least, appreciate his honesty about being a manipulative jerk. "

" lots of hype, it was good... "

" Always heartbreaking. The first real chapter and the last couple pages always leave me speechless. "

" Intensely and obsessively self-absorbed prose. Beautiful and acutely painful passages about the awkwardness of social interaction in your 20s. Perfect encapsulation of the "Reality Bites" generation. "

" staggeringly sad at first, after awhile he plays that tragedy card too much. oh but the end is such a sweet jumbled rush. eggers has moments of hilarious paranoia and his cautiousness is almost insecure but it's fitting. the preface and 'mistakes we knew we were making' are so much more personal, which is what everyone wants after reading a story like this. eggers is a true human. "

" Best memoir ever. The title truly says it all. "

" It took me several tries to get into it but once I took the plunge, I was totally hooked. "

" "Do it you fuckers" "

" This is easily the best thing by Eggers that I've ever read. It's emotional, playful, and a great deal of fun to read. Personally, I don't care what is fiction and what is real. I just treated as a novel and I had a ball. "

" I almost gave him that second star out of pity...almost. "

" Loved this book! One of my all time favorite autobiographies. "

" I know people that loved this book, but I really did not enjoy it. It seemed overly self-conscious and pretentious. Blech. "

" I thought the portrayal of the turmoil and incoherent thought patterns that can accompany death was both touching and realistic, without being maudlin. "

" For book lovers with open minds to many genres, this is not to be missed. Creative, outside-the-box writing that's real and the stuff of life. He has the gift and it is there for you and me. "

" Actually lives up to its name. A funny, moving, weird, angry, upsetting, philosophical, not-quite-all-true memoir of a super-smart Gen X orphan, who can really write, and will probably make you laugh, but probably also piss you off too. "

" Yes to all three: heartbreaking, staggering and genius. "

" A lot of narcissism and a little humor. I think I chuckled out loud only once. "

" One of the few books I couldn't finish, maybe I'll try it again "

" I loved the "side note" writing style. A bit difficult to work through, but overall an excellent book. "

" Pretentious bloviating (bloviated?) drivel. "

" Wonderful, both hysterically funny, manic and at times hard to take...but well worth it. I cared about the people. "

" it gets a little bogged down in the middle but the first third of this book is mesmerizing "

" A bit much sometimes, but full of raw emotion, good, engaging writing and humor (especially the bit about Adam Rich). "

" I hate it with a passion "

" Eggers is absolutely brilliant. The book was even better because I grew up in SF... "

" I rarely come across a book I can't finish, so I was surprised when I got 1/4 of the way through this thing and wanted to throw it at the wall. "

" A little too manic for me "

" An interesting look at Mr. Eggers's life as he coped with the death of his parents, and the new responsibility of raising his younger brother, Toph. I really liked the self awareness that was apparent throughout his prose, and the unorthodox styles of writing encountered in this book. "

" Ug. Only finished it because it was for my book club. Otherwise would have bagged after 50 pages. This is just not the kind of chaotic mind that I want or need to experience. "

" It was okay, not sure what I can write that hasn't already been written in reviews on this book. "