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A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius

A Memoir Based on a True Story

A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius

A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius

A Memoir Based on a True Story
Published: 13, February 2001

Author: Dave Eggers
Genres: Biographies & Memoir, Comedy & Humor, First Person Narrative, Satire


Rating: 75/100
Recommended: 80/100 Yes.

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The Review:

The novel is as ostentatious and self-centered as the title implies. Eggers is a twenty-something who is not only trying to make his own place in life but also dealing with mortality and raising his younger brother. It may be viewed as a coming-of-age story in which the narrator must learn to live with the death of his parents. Perhaps it's a novel about death in which the living are introduced as supporting characters. In any case, the book is genuinely brilliant.

There are acknowledgment pages before even getting to the opening page of the work. These are multiple pages of small print ravings that make up the acknowledgment section. You are more than welcome to skip this portion, according to Eggers. I highly encourage you to refrain from doing so. It's lengthy, but it's also amusing, and it sets the tone for the remainder of the work.

I was already aware that this book seemed to elicit powerful emotions before I ever opened it. Some individuals despise it, while others adore it. The way you react to Eggers' writing will determine how you respond to this book. You'll love this book if you like his stream-of-consciousness, crazily extraneous, always-on-the-verge-of-a-panic-attack style of narration. If you're looking for a simple, linear story, this is the worst book you'll ever read.

A touching and amusing memoir. The writing is unique and casual. The personal story Eggers shares is painful, yet he conveys it without being self-pitying. The tales told by Eggers are vivid and often funny. This is an excellent book, and his other works are also worth reading. But what I am saying about this book is from my point of view as I mentioned earlier that this book is not for everyone.

One of the reasons I enjoyed this book so much was that I treated it as if it were a novel about a fictional character rather than a real person. It was quite helpful in understanding the sarcasm, hatred, rage, and energy that this novel exudes. Another thing that touched me was the author's resolve and love for his young brother, despite the fact that he was still a student at the time of his parent's death.

This is one of those books that divide readers as to whether they should hate it or love it, and I am one of those who liked it. Let's see what everyone else thinks, so once you've finished the book, please leave a remark or message with your comments.


Final Thoughts:

A beautiful and heartbreaking biography but not for everyone and that is the only reason to give it low points and recommendations.

I was astounded by the author's decision to write this book at a period when he was neither renowned nor well-known, and yet he produced a biography about himself. Call it pride or whatever you want, but he succeeded in writing a masterpiece that became a best-selling novel and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction.

It is one of the very few books that were able to make me laugh out loud.
It's also unusual. You will probably despise this work if you are seeking for a more traditional narrative structure or a more mature and lovable main character. You will probably enjoy this book as much as I do if you are searching for something that pushes the boundaries, looks at novel writing as an art form and isn't afraid to reveal the world in all its brutal reality.


Synopsis:

“"Exhilarating…Profoundly moving, occasionally angry, and often hilarious...A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is, finally, a finite book of jest, which is why it succeeds so brilliantly" (The New York Times Book Review).

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is the unique, moving memoir of a college senior who, in the space of five weeks, loses both of his parents to cancer and inherits his eight-year-old brother. In his distinctive style unlike any other memoir, Egger's story is an exhilarating debut that manages to be simultaneously hilarious and wildly inventive, as well as a deeply heartfelt story of the love that holds a family together.”


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Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

Published: 19, October 1953

Author: Ray Bradbury
Genres: Children's, Classic, Fiction, Literary, Movie Tie-In, Politics, Satire, Science Fiction


Rating: 95/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.

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The Review:

The story depicts a future American society in which books are illegal and those that are discovered are burned by "firemen." The autoignition temperature of paper, as defined by the book's tagline 451, is "the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns." Guy Montag, the main character, is a firefighter who grows disillusioned with his profession of censoring books and destroying information, finally leaving and dedicating himself to the preservation of literary and cultural texts. This book is considered the best work of Mr. Ray Bradbury and after reading it, you’ll say the same for sure.

The first thing that springs to mind is that the future Bradbury envisaged has arrived. I'm not referring to real book burning, but to the mind-numbing effect of social media, the hollow diet of visual junk and meaningless tripe that many of us refer to as "entertainment." So many situations in this novel stand out; hit you across the face for being deliberately ignorant about crucial topics; for being politically indifferent. Let us pray that we are spared the horrific finale that Bradbury foresaw. The writing style is functional rather than poetic, yet the cerebral substance is amazing.

I must implore every book lover and reader to read this book if they have not already done so. Because the dystopian future depicted in this novel is "now," I believe it is one of the most necessary books to read if you want to comprehend today's media and censorship concerns.

It's a short novel and a quick read, and it sparks a spark of thought about the power of literature, but it's all so hurried, so rapid to build and accelerate, that many possibilities to go deeper are wasted. Nonetheless, it was sufficient to convey its intended point in a short amount of pages and it proved to be accurate in many ways that we can see around us now.

The first half of this book shows a shift in the main character, and the second half shows what he does to repair the flaws he notices in the first half. And that's all I can say so as not to ruin anything for the first-time readers.

Although this was written during the McCarthy era in the 1950s, it still holds up today. Unfortunately, many of the predictions made in the book came true, but not all.

I watched the 1966 adaptation of this book when I was very young and had no idea why the books were being burned and was so upset because I consider all the books to be treasures from the time I could read, and the image of books being burned is still etched in the back of my mind. Now I understand why the books were being burned, and I realize it is still happening today, albeit metaphorically, and I believe I am one of the very few people who can see it. If anyone sees what I'm referring to, please leave a comment or message.

The characters are brought to life through well-written dialogue that gives each one a distinct voice. And, despite the futuristic setting, the representation of life in an unfamiliar world is so well done that it's frequently difficult to remember this isn't how life really is. But when you do, you can't help but feel fortunate.


Final Thoughts:

Some of these legendary authors must have time machines since most of the time when they wrote about the future, it was right, such as when Mr. Ray Bradbury predicted ear pods and wall-to-wall informative TVs that broadcasted information 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The most troubling thing I read was one of the reasons for burning the books in this novel, which reminded me of the period and age we are currently living in. According to the book, the people wanted the offending things gone. Because everyone is upset by something, everything is objectionable, therefore everything must be destroyed.

The story rings true for me in terms of how readily individuals are offended by another person's ideas, attitudes, behaviors, or beliefs. In the novel, those things are still permissible; they can't restrict what you think, but without the ability to write them down, ideas and thoughts die quickly. That is absolutely correct and horrifying.


Synopsis:

“Nearly seventy years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Today its message has grown more relevant than ever before.

Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.” But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn’t live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known.”


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American Psycho

Published: 1991

Author: Bret Easton Ellis

Genres: Adult, Crime Fiction, Literary, Satire, Fiction, Lawyers & Criminals, Self-Help, Psychology, Humor & Comedy, Horror, Dark Humor, Urban Life, Vintage Contemporaries

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Cutthroat capitalism, Reagan economics, Wall Street, cocaine, AIDS, nightclubs, awesome pop music, and serial killers are all part of this graphic novel's depiction of the 1980s decade. The author was placed on the FBI's watch list after the publication of this book.

My copy of the book had a psycho joke in it, and many of the pages were out of order, forcing me to go forwards and backward every few pages, but I still enjoyed it and thought it was a new trick by the publisher or author. If anyone else had the same problem, please leave a comment or send me a message and let me know if it was just me or if everyone had the same jumbled book.

I admit that I first watched the movie before reading the book. The movie and the book, in my opinion, are both fantastic, but they aren't always the same in some parts, and that was a great learning experience for me because it shows an idea can be executed In two different ways and you can still get an amazing result from both. Plus I enjoyed the main character in both versions. I am not a psycho but I laughed so much at a lot of things he did.

Christian Bale did this role perfectly as with any role he does and he made this character so fascinating to watch. I think it was possible to do all that this character did in those times but now it is not possible because of the technology and I miss those books and stories because today's authors must be very inventive in order to get around all of the advanced technology, such as a camera in every corner and hand.

Because of what the main character does and thinks, some parts of the book may offend some readers. So don't read or watch the movie if you're easily offended or can't handle gore and murder.

I'm not going into detail because I consider this book and its main character to be an art piece, and I don't want to spoil it for readers who think the same way I do, so just read the book and then watch the movie if you haven't already, and enjoy the art that few can fully understand.

Synopsis:

“INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this modern classic, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other.

Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront.

“A masterful satire and a ferocious, hilarious, ambitious, inspiring piece of writing, which has large elements of Jane Austen at her vitriolic best. An important book.” —Katherine Dunn, bestselling author of Geek Love”


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Rating: 100/100
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House of Leaves

Published: 7, March 2000

Author: Mark Z. Danielewski

Genres: Contemporary Literature, Fiction, Horror, Romance, Satire, Suspense, Postmodernism, Literary Fiction, Literature


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This is a book that demonstrates how to use words to create art and transform a book into a work of art. It's the story of a family who lives in a house that appears to be much larger on the inside than it is on the outside. House of Leaves is a prime example of nonlinear dynamic literature because of its unusual format and structure, as well as its unusual page layout and style.

It has a lot of footnotes, many of which are footnotes themselves, with references to fictional books, movies, and articles. Some pages, on the other hand, contain only a few words or lines of text, arranged in strange ways to mirror the story's events, creating an agoraphobic and claustrophobic effect. The book must be rotated at times in order to be read. The novel is also notable for its multiple narrators, each of whom interacts with the other in complex and perplexing ways.

This is a horror novel, but many readers will conclude that it is a love story. I will leave it to the readers to comment on their thoughts on the conflict. I know it's a satirical book, but I'd like to hear what everyone has to say about it, so leave a comment or send me a message.

The format, colors, pages, fonts, and words all contribute to the storytelling and create an atmosphere that I never imagined possible in a book. To understand what I'm talking about, you must read and see the book for yourself. If you want to fully appreciate this masterpiece, make sure to purchase the full-color version.

If you enjoy suspense, horror, and having nightmares about books, this is the book for you. On several levels, the story will have an impact on you. Yes, some characters and the size and time it takes to finish this book may be too much for some readers, but if you understand art and enjoy postmodernism, you will undoubtedly become a fan of the author. I'm awarding a perfect score because I believe this book is a work of art, and I comprehended it.


Synopsis:

““A novelistic mosaic that simultaneously reads like a thriller and like a strange, dreamlike excursion into the subconscious.” —The New York Times

Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet. No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would soon command. Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth -- musicians, tattoo artists, programmers, strippers, environmentalists, and adrenaline junkies -- the book eventually made its way into the hands of older generations, who not only found themselves in those strangely arranged pages but also discovered a way back into the lives of their estranged children.

Now this astonishing novel is made available in book form, complete with the original colored words, vertical footnotes, and second and third appendices.

The story remains unchanged, focusing on a young family that moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their house is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.

Of course, neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of that impossibility, until the day their two little children wandered off and their voices eerily began to return another story -- of creature darkness, of an ever-growing abyss behind a closet door, and of that unholy growl which soon enough would tear through their walls and consume all their dreams.”


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Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.

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World War Z

An Oral History of the Zombie War
Published: 12, September 2006

Author: Max Brooks

Genres: Action, Fiction, Horror, Horror Comedy, Humor, Military, Post-Apocalyptic, Satire, Science Fiction, Supernatural, Thrillers, War


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This is a zombie apocalyptic horror novel with five chapters and a collection of personal accounts narrated by a United Nations Postwar Commission agent following the devastating global conflict against the zombie plague. Other passages detail a decade-long desperate struggle that people of various nationalities have gone through. Personal accounts can be found all over the world. The "interviews" detail the social, political, religious, economic, and environmental changes that result from the zombie invasion.

I was unable to read the book and instead watched the movie, which left me with many questions. I then decided to read the book and was satisfied because I received all of the answers that I was looking for. As a result, I recommend reading this book before watching the movie if you have not yet had the opportunity to do so.

It's not like a movie where the protagonist is on a quest to save the world. It follows a variety of people and groups as they deal with the global pandemic outbreak. With so many different people and situations going on, it can be difficult to keep track of everything, but it is quite interesting.

This isn't like any other movie or story where a hero appears and saves the day; it's about a society that has banded together to fight a common enemy and all their struggles to survive another day. This is a must-read for any zombie fan, and I am confident that even non-zombie fans will enjoy it.

This novel is a darker sequel to Max Brooks' fictional survival guide “The Zombie Survival Guide.” Studs Terkel's “The Good War: An Oral History of World War II” and George A. Romero's (1968–2009) zombie films served as inspiration. Brooks used World War Z to make a point about American government's incompetence and isolationism, as well as survival and uncertainty.

If you've only seen the movie, read it because it's much better than the movie and nothing like it. There were no flaws in this novel that I could find, except that it was a little difficult to keep track of all the characters and parties in so many different places and countries. Still, it pales in comparison to the epic-ness of this story, which reads like a war documentary but pits human soldiers against a zombie army.

Synopsis:

“#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Prepare to be entranced by this addictively readable oral history of the great war between humans and zombies.”—Entertainment Weekly

We survived the zombie apocalypse, but how many of us are still haunted by that terrible time? We have (temporarily?) defeated the living dead, but at what cost? Told in the haunting and riveting voices of the men and women who witnessed the horror firsthand, World War Z is the only record of the pandemic.

The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, hell of that dreadful time. World War Z is the result. Never before have we had access to a document that so powerfully conveys the depth of fear and horror, and also the ineradicable spirit of resistance, that gripped human society through the plague years.

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

“Will spook you for real.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Possesses more creativity and zip than entire crates of other new fiction titles. Think Mad Max meets The Hot Zone. . . . It’s Apocalypse Now, pandemic-style. Creepy but fascinating.”—USA Today

“Will grab you as tightly as a dead man’s fist. A.”—Entertainment Weekly, EW Pick

“Probably the most topical and literate scare since Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds radio broadcast . . . This is action-packed social-political satire with a global view.”—Dallas Morning News”

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Rating: 95/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.

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