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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A "A beautifully ragged, laugh-out-loud funny and utterly unforgettable book" (San Francisco Chronicle) that redefines both family and narrative. • From the bestselling author of The Circle.

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-year-old brother. This exhilarating debut that manages to be simultaneously hilarious and wildly inventive as well as a deeply heartfelt story of the love that holds a family together.

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ISBN9780375725784
PublisherRandom House
Publication Date02/13/01
Pages498

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  • mosaikgruen
    mosaikgruen

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    3.0

    It was okay ... I wish I could say that I love the book because it's a true story in the end but I can't. It was nice to read but there have also been lots of useless pages. It was nice to read about the brotherly bound but the whole story didn't catch me completly. It won't become one of my favourites but it's worth reading it and I really liked all the author's notes and bonus things. Please read this book from the very first page until the very last because in the end these notes make the book special.

    Feb 23, 2024

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