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Summary: There are many books more worthy of consideration!
Review: I would have given 0 stars if possible. A real time-waster - I am loathe to set aside any book that I have paid for without completing it, but I could not justify spending any more time on this book once I struggled gamely through the first half, hoping that things would improve. Two young men of obviously impaired intelligence stumbling around the world without a clue - very sad. Tons of irrelevant detail mislead you into thinking there might be some depth to this meandering tale. Then one of these pathetic fools says, "Wait a minute, everything you've read so far is a senseless lie, here's my take on the truth that is equally boring and idiotic." At this point you've just got to say "WHO CARES???!!!" and go find a decent book to read. If you buy this book, don't say I didn't warn you!
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Summary: awesome
Review: i first read A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and fell in love with Dave Eggers' style of writing; his honesty and willingness to bare all to the reader. It is the same with this work. YSKOV is awesome. better than AHWSG. i am looking forward to another work by Mr. Eggers.
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Summary: I've Never Been So Thrilled With an Impulse Purchase!
Review: For those of you that I have not seen the hardcover edition, it needs an explanation. The book starts right there on the cover. There is no title, no auther, nothing like that -- just text. Then you open the book and on the inside cover is more text. Never a coverpage or anything, YSKOV speeds right into story.The story itself is fast-paced and wonderful. Based on this and his previous work (Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius), I believe that Eggers may well prove to be one of the enduring authors in my generation. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen was heralded as a great American Novel. Don't let publicity fool you: YSKOV is easily its equal. Eggers' writing is extremely smart -- making it all the more enjoyable. Never is he dull. In YSKOV, the narrator fascinated me for his thought process. Eggers constructs a man who wants to find his place in the world, so he travels it. Yet for all of his travels, he doesn't seem to have any idea what to do when he gets there. As a result, the story is often humourous and often poignant. While I recommend it to a broad audience, as a gift YSKOV would certainly resonate with the armchair traveler longing for his own whirlwind tour or the young graduate ready to start out in the world. As a final note, if you are considering this as a gift, I strongly suggest the hardback edition. Its presentation aligns nicely with Eggers' draw-you-right-in style, as well as being unique. I believe that the hardback editions were only released to "independent" bookstores -- a fact that may be appreciated by a budding idealist/activist.
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Summary: best, most inexpensive world vacation you might have at home
Review: after i found out that the dead friend never existed, I loved the book even more. think about it! here's this piece of fiction, written like non-fiction, exposed to be fiction, by a non-fiction character of the fictitious world created by eggars. it's as if eggars is painting the enormous piece of art and every
single little detail is done on purpose. eggars main priority isn't to have this plot with its resolution and what not, he just wants to make something ridiculously beautiful. a guy story the other gender would enjoy peeking into... itsgreatbeingaguyandknowingthemindofagirl! via y.s.k.o.v., i enjoyed a beautiful week-long vacation around the world over the week-end.
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Summary: Close to Being a Twentieth-Century Masterpiece
Review: YSKOV is an amazing piece of fiction, one that works on so many different levels. It covers practically all things of concern to human beings: the passage of time, mortality, memory and the past, love of life, contemplation of the Earth and the universe and so much more. The section "written" by Hand turns the novel into a tour de force, as it confronts the reader by questioning the very nature of what narrative, fiction and non-fiction means to us. On the superficial level (and I hate to use that word here), YSKOV deals with our quest to find meaning in our lives by forcing ourselves upon it, and with how often we, sadly, fail to do so. This is a awe-inspiring work of fiction. I'd like to hand out copies of it on the street. Eggers is one of the best writers of this very young twenty-first century.
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Summary: Kerouac meets Lonely Planet
Review: I may be reading Eggers in the wrong order, since I'm one of the six people who haven't read A Heartbreaking etc. However this may really be a first novel that was kept in desk drawer until the second one got published. It has many of the characteristics of a first novel; patches of brilliant writing,clever aphorisms, smart dialog, coming-of-age autobiography, stream of consciousness flashbacks, high moral attitudes, and poor plot structure.
What I suspect to be the basic plot is that a young American travels the world. He is monolingual,ignorant of the countries he is travelling to, takes a travelling companion and plenty of travellers' checks, makes telephone calls home to mother, crashes in a luxury hotel from times to time, meets interesting characters in hotel bars, is perplexed by finding how much richer Americans are than anybody else, and has trouble dealing with beggars, touts, salesmen, policemen and prostitutes.
Super-imposed on this are two other themes or sub-plots. He is griefstricken by the recent loss of a friend in a traffic accident. He has acquired a lot of money, feels guilty about it, and has made a vow to spend it all within seven days. He and his travelling companion are clever people who exchange smart remarks and profound philosophical reflections.
They visit Senegal, Morocco, Latvia, Estonia and Mexico. Some of the travel observations are interesting and would have been more entertaining with a less pretentious framework.
This is a review of the hardcover edition. Apparently there's a somewhat different paperback version.
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Summary: The book that inspired me to become a writer
Review: How did it inspire me? After reading this book (ok so I skimmed through the third act), I came to the realization that I can weave a story that is more interesting than this one. It is not that the book is badly written or that the concept is boring (it is really quite outrageous and unique to travel around the world giving out your inheritance to those "deserving" poor), it is just that the sense of adventure that I expected from a journey around the world is missing. Maybe it's just that I expect a lot because I have travelled a lot and I find the exotic locales and peoples of this book can be and must be much more fascinating than presented in these pages.
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Summary: Incredible book, must read...
Review: This is honestly one of the greatest books I've ever read. The story is about Will and Hand and their journey to distribute $80,000 (Will feels guilty about having) to needy people around the world. The plot may seem uninteresting and even outright boring, but I assure you it's a fantastic book. Eggers has an incredible ability to write. The values, morals, and issues in the book force you to rethink of what's important in your life.
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Summary: I want my money back...
Review: ...along with the time I spent reading this. What an overhyped book. Do not recommend. That simple.
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Summary: My Favorite Book
Review: This book is my favorite. Ever and ever and ever. Eggers has an uncanny ability to catch human emotions and the conversations inside Will's head certainly connect with that of my own. The idea of having a story for every second of the trip is one that every type of trip should aspire to and anyone giving this book less than four stars needs their head examined.
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