Title: This book sucks.
Product review: Dave Eggers' style isn't funny, and it pisses me off. He seems to be fully aware that no one could actually enjoy reading what he writes, but the fact that he recognizes this (his "self-consciousness") is somehow supposed to excuse the fact? Just because he admits that the whole book is a mass of hyper-self-conscious gimmickry, does not change or make up for that fact, or make it funny. I feel horrible for him and his situation, and I understand that this book was his way of dealing with it...I certainly don't know how I would handle such an intensely tragic series of events. He is an immensely talented writer, but I would suggest that, instead of foisting his misery upon his readers, he make a serious attempt to deal with reality, and THEN write a book.
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