A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
About this book
From Wikipedia: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (ISBN 0-330-48455-9) is a memoir by Dave Eggers released in 2000. It chronicles his stewardship of younger brother Christopher "Toph" Eggers following the cancer-related deaths of his parents. The book was an enormous commercial and critical success, reaching number one on The New York Times bestseller list and being nominated as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. Time magazine and several newspapers dubbed it "The Best Book of the Year". Critics praised the book for its wild, vibrant prose, and it was described as "big, daring [and] manic-depressive" by The New York Times. The book was chosen as the 12th best book of the decade by The Times
Reader Profile
3.7/5 · 297 readers · 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read A heartbreaking work of staggering genius?
About ≈ 7 h 24 m — 400 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is A heartbreaking work of staggering genius?
400 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is A heartbreaking work of staggering genius?
It sits on the Cooking, Biography & Memoir shelves.
Is A heartbreaking work of staggering genius in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote A heartbreaking work of staggering genius?
Dave Eggers.