Title: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Boredom!
Product review: While this book had a lot of promise, humor and obsure Gen X references, it has somehow its fallen woefully short of its mark. The first 100 or so pages were entertaining. Eggers has a great sense of self-depricating humor. But a lull in the book hit mid-way and it never quite recovered. As one who typically finishes every book until the end, I can't seem to get through this one. I've stopped caring about his plight, the humor is tired, and ultimately I lost all interest in Egger's story. While some might compare this to Naked by David Sedaris, they should not. Naked is funnier, better thought out and less rambling. (In all fairness, Naked was comprised of short stories.) In all, my patience became worn and I could no longer muddle through when so many other good books await me.
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