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The literary sensation of the year, a book that redefines both family and narrative for the twenty-first century. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is the moving memoir of a college senior who, in the space of five weeks, loses both of his parents to cancer and inherits his eight-yearContinue
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Bossdog said on Aug 2, 2007 | Add your feedback
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Eggers, Dave (2000). A Heartbreaking Work of a Staggering Genius. London: Picador. 2007.
Mi è sempre difficile recensire i libri di culto, come questo. Anche se sono un lettore esperto (e accanito), sono però abbastanza umile da avere il sospetto di essere io a non aver compreso la bellezza di ... (continue)
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Boris Limpopo said on Jan 8, 2009 | Add your feedback
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This book was pretty bad in my opinion. In fact, I'm not even going to finish it. I don't care if it's fiction, biography, or memoir, I couldn't get past the author's monster ego. Even then if the story was good, I can usually overlook it long enough to appreciate the story and mention it when I rev ... (continue)
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Sandra67 said on Dec 1, 2008 | Add your feedback
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La prefazione e la gerenza meritano un voto altissimo. Le restanti 300/400 pagine sono una sorta di Douglas Coupland non troppo riuscito. Il romanzo, più che un percorso, mi è risultato una serie sbilanciata di aneddoti. Con poco sforzo di più avrebbe raggiunto la terza stellina nella votazione - pe ... (continue)
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Giax said on Jul 21, 2008 | Add your feedback
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- English Books
- Paperback 496 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0375725784
- ISBN-13: 9780375725784
- Publisher: Vintage
- Pub date: Feb 13, 2001
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm x 3 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover, School & Library Binding and Others
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This book has a great shot of being one of the items read in high school across the country in 2050, when teachers are trying to snapshot life in the late 20th century.
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