A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Ratings109
Average rating3.7
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Ratings109
Average rating3.7
First Vintage Books Edition. Originally published in hard cover in slightly different form in the United States by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2000
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Wow, is this an intense book. It is heartbreaking and staggering, relate-able and devastating, painful and fascinating.
Started strong and really interesting, then I got bored. Would have preferred if the author had only focused on his family.
This was fantastic. It was funny and unconventional and sad. A really, really excellent memoir.
Heartbreaking? I don't think so. Genius? I really don't think so. And yes, I realise the title is ironic, but if you use it, you have to come up with the goods. The book is not without merit, it's just not good enough to justify the hype or the self-promoting title.
